History
First Year of Baseball / Division I ....................... 1901 / 1972
All-time Record (94 years) ................ 1,851-1,379-11 (.571)
Record Since 1972 (40 years)................. 1,299-804-3 (.616)
Number of Years in the CWS (Last) ............................... None
No. of Years in NCAA Regionals (Last)........... ...... 17 (2011)
Last Post season Opponent ............South Carolina (2011)
Result ............................... L, 8-2 (NCAA Columbia Regional)

Credits
The 2012 Stetson University Baseball Media Guide was edited and
designed by Assistant Athletics Director for Communications Ricky
Hazel. Thanks to all past Communications Directors at Stetson for
their efforts. Covers Designed by Ricky Hazel. Photography by Jim
Hogue Photos and Sideline Sports. Printing by Digital Press, Inc.,
Daytona Beach, Fla.

Mission Statement
The Stetson University Athletic Department strives to provide
students with a sound educational experience through a holistic
and collaborative athletic program that allows students to develop intellectually, spiritually, socially, and physically. Excellence
is pursued through participation in a successful Division I, NCAA
program, superior coaching, interaction among coaches, faculty,
students, and staff, and a diversity of student-athlete activities
based on a liberal-arts education. Students develop leadership
through sport participation and community activities. In unison
with the University Mission, the Athletic program helps students
pursue truth by actively recruiting and providing a diverse and
caring environment that values and commits to the rights and fair
treatment of all people regardless of race, religion, or gender. The
Athletic Program (Department) encourages its student athletes
to be morally sensitive and contributing citizens through active
forms of social responsibility..

Media Information A
Hatter Vision
Stetson University will provide live video broadcasts of all Hatters
home games in 2012 through the athletics web site at GoHatters.
com. Hatter Vision is your place to sign up for
a subscription that also includes audio broadcasts of all games (both home and away) and
select archived events. Broadcasts begin 1015 minutes prior to first pitch.

Credential Requests
Requests for credentials to Stetson’s home baseball
games should be made to Assistant Athletics Director
for Communications Ricky Hazel. Admittance will be
permitted to members of the working press only. Spouses,
dates and/or friends will not be allowed in the working
press area at Melching Field at Conrad Park. Please make
arrangements for game coverage as early as possible. Light
refreshments are available throughout home contests and
a final box score with scoring summaries will be compiled
for distribution.

Visiting Radio
One phone line is provided in the Melching Field visiting
radio booth on a reciprocal basis. Otherwise, a fee of $75 is
required before broadcast origination. Make checks payable
to Stetson Athletics.

Player Interviews
All player interviews should be coordinated through the
Stetson Athletics Communications office. Call Ricky Hazel at
(386) 822-8130 at least 24 hours in advance of the desired
interview time. Head Coach Pete Dunn is available for
interviews daily between 9 a.m. and 12 noon. His number
is (386) 822-8106. Members of the media are encouraged
to attend any Stetson practice session, which generally run
from 2:45 to 6 p.m. during the season. On game days, Stetson
players may be interviewed during batting practice (if prior
arrangements have been made) and after the contest’s
completion. Post-game interviews take place on the field in
front of the Stetson dugout along the first base line.

Photography
NCAA policy establishes that only photographers on
assignment will be afforded credentials. Photography boxes
are located on the lower level of the grandstand above each
dugout and areas are reserved for photographers along the
outfield fences in foul territory. No tripods are allowed in
Melching Field at Conrad Park.

GoHatters.com
For all the latest Hatter news, scores, and
statistics, visit the Stetson Athletics web
site at www.gohatters.com. The baseball
home page features links to:
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About Stetson University A

• Location – The DeLand campus is in
Central Florida, 35 miles from Orlando
and 25 miles from Daytona Beach.
• Greek Life – For 100 years and then
some, fraternities and sororities on our
campus have forged a rich heritage of
tradition, history, success and pride. The
campus holds 10 Greek organizations –
six fraternities and five sororities.
• Athletics – Stetson is an NCAA
Division I member of the Atlantic Sun
Conference. The athletic department
sponsors 18 intercollegiate sports,
including baseball, men’s and women’s
basketball, men’s and women’s crew,
men’s and women’s cross country,
men’s and women’s golf, men’s and
women’s soccer, softball, men’s and
women’s tennis, volleyball and sand
volleyball. The baseball team won
A-Sun championship in 2011. In the
next year the varsity sports of football
and women’s lacrosse will be added to
the athletics lineup.
• Admission – The academic criteria
include a challenging high school
curriculum. A 3.72 was the average GPA
of incoming freshmen in 2011. The SAT
range of the middle 50 percent of the
2011 entering first-year class was 10701240; the ACT range was 22-27.
• Financial Assistance – Stetson
University is committed to making
higher education as affordable as
possible. When a financial aid package is
developed, students may be offered gift
aid (grants and scholarships), loans and
student employment. Determinations
for aid are considered upon financial
need, merit, and fund availability.
• Academic Programs – There are
more than 60 majors and minors
offered within Stetson’s four colleges
and schools: the College of Arts &
Sciences, the College of Law, the School
of Music, and the School of Business
Administration.

Stetson University in central Florida dares its
students to go beyond success – to significance. Since
1883, Stetson’s vision has remained constant, engaging
students with rigorous academics and instilling civic
values for life.
An independent university, Stetson offers a
comprehensive education in the arts and sciences,
business, law and music. Both bachelor’s and master’s
degrees are awarded. The university has four locations
across Central Florida: DeLand, Gulfport/St. Petersburg,
Tampa and Celebration, and offers an extensive study
abroad program.
Stetson was the first private university in Florida to be
awarded a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest
and most prestigious undergraduate honor society, and
consistently earns high national rankings for academic
excellence and community-engaged learning.
U.S. News & World Report ranks Stetson third among
the South’s top regional universities in its 2012 “Best
Colleges” edition. Stetson is also listed as one of the South’s “Great Schools, Great Prices,”
based on academic quality and average cost.
Stetson is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools. Academic programs are accredited by the American Bar
Association, the National Association of Schools of Music, AACSB International, and the
American Chemical Society, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
and the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
(CACREP).
The Faculty – The DeLand campus has 193 full-time faculty members, 95 percent
of whom hold Ph.D. or equivalent degrees and who teach undergraduate classes. Our
student/faculty ratio is 11-to-1, which allows for close interaction between professors
and students for teaching, advising, research and other special projects.
Global Focus – Through distinctive programs, such as Russian Studies, Latin
American Studies, International Relations, the Washington Semester and School of
Business Administration’s international focus, Stetson prepares students to succeed in
the rapidly changing global marketplace. Students may study in other countries for a
few weeks to a full semester. Faculty-led programs take place in Austria, Brazil, England,
France, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, mainland China, Mexico, Russia, Scotland
and Spain. The Business School offers overseas components to such locations as China,
Vietnam, Malaysia, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia.
The Students – Stetson’s 2,291 undergraduates come from 42 states and 41 foreign
countries; 58 percent of undergraduates are female and 42 percent are male. Most
entering students were among the top 25 percent of their high school class and were
deeply involved in school and community activities.
Campus Life – The DeLand campus alone is home to more than 100 student
organizations, including service and special interest groups, student government, social
fraternities and sororities, and 17 scholastic and honorary societies including Omicron
Delta Kappa, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma and Alpha Kappa Psi. Eighty percent of
Stetson students live on campus, in a variety of residence hall options from traditional
to apartments. There’s even an option for on-campus housing that allows students to
have pets!
Academic Program – The university awards the bachelor’s degree in arts, sciences,
education, business administration, music and music education. Master’s degrees are
offered in accounting, business administration, counseling, education, and English. The
Juris Doctor and Master of Laws are offered through Stetson’s College of Law. Several
joint programs are offered.
Facilities – Stetson boasts a charming mix of historical and contemporary buildings
on 150 acres at the DeLand campus. The heart of the campus is included in the Stetson
University National Historic District, but classrooms, labs and the library offer stateof-the-art modern technology and specialized equipment. The duPont-Ball Library
houses extensive print collections and access to more than 100 subscription electronic
databases, 75,000 e-books, and 65,000 full-text journals, as well as many computer
workstations for student use. The public often enjoys lectures, concerts, art exhibitions,
plays and other cultural opportunities in historic Lee Chapel, the Hand Art Center, the
Gillespie Museum and the Carlton Union Building. The Edmunds Center, a 4,000-seat
athletic facility, provides two full-sized basketball courts, locker rooms and athletic
department offices. The Hollis Center and Wilson Athletic Center provide Stetson
students with excellent health and wellness opportunities.

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Association and the City of DeLand. Built on the same site as old
Conrad Park, Melching Field opened on Feb. 12, 1999 as the Hatters
defeated Louisville 4-3 before an overflow crowd of 2,874 fans.
In just 13 seasons, the Hatters have built quite a home field
advantage at “The MAC”. Stetson is 320-151 all-time at Melching
Field, good for a .679 winning percentage.
Melching Field has also served as the host stadium for the
Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament from 2002-09. After a two
year absence, that even will return to DeLand this spring.
In 2006 Pete Dunn won his 1,000th game in a thrilling
11-inning, 6-5 victory over Mercer in the A-Sun Tournament.
Two days later the Hatters celebrated their second consecutive
tournament title (sixth overall).
Stetson tied a school record with 29 home wins in 2003,
including a 13-game winning streak during March and April. In
2002, the Hatters picked up their 100th victory in dramatic fashion
against Troy State in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament.
Hatter fans have flocked to Melching Field in record numbers.
With more than hald a million fans since the stadium opened in
1999, Stetson is often ranked nationally among college baseball
attendance leaders. A record of 61,798 spectators passed through
the gates in 2007.
Melching Field features permanent seating for 2,500 spectators
with grass berms holding approximately 500 additional fans.
A full-service concessions area greets visitors upon their
entrance to the park on Woodland Boulevard. The stadium is
completely handicapped accessible and features excellent sight
lines from anywhere in the grandstand.
The 2012 season marks the debut of a new high-tech
scoreboard is located in left field and is equipped with state-ofthe-art message center and graphics board. The new $300,000
scoreboard is compliments by a $150,000 sound system.

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a pro-style locker room and the newly renovated Carlton Family
Room, a player’s lounge.
Another recent addition to Melching Field is the Brian Snyder
Hitting Pavilion, a covered batting area located outside of the
right field corner.
Stetson University alumna Luella Nichols Melching of Coral
Gables donated $500,000 to name the field in honor of her late
husband R. Dale Melching.
R. Dale Melching, a member of the Stetson class of 1944, was
a student-athlete, playing varsity baseball and basketball and, in
1978, was inducted into the Stetson Sports Hall of Fame.
Luella Nichols Melching, a Hatter cheerleader during her Stetson
years and lifelong sports fan, said her husband would be proud to
see the family name on the field at the modern baseball complex.
With a red brick and stucco facade and green metal roof, the stadium
at Conrad Park resembles many buildings on Stetson’s campus.
The $500,000 gift is the another chapter in the Melching
family’s history of support for Stetson and its students. They took
a leadership role in the development of Stetson’s Wilson Athletic
Center, a $1.6 million facility named for Pat and Patricia Wilson of
Frostproof and dedicated in December, 1997.

At nearly every game you can find the loyal “Bleacher Creatures” perched
above the third base dugout “keeping score” with sign cards attached to
the railing and singing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” in the 7th inning.

Expectations Are Sky-High for 2012 Hatters
The Stetson University baseball program has been a
model of consistency over the years under head coach
Pete Dunn. The Hatters have advanced to 16 NCAA Regionals in his 32 years at the helm and have won eight Atlantic Sun Conference titles.
Despite the rich history, optimism and expectation in
the home clubhouse at Melching Field may very well be at
an all-time high going into the 2012 campaign, and with
good reason.
The Hatters are coming off a 43-win season in 2011 –
the best in a decade – and return the vast majority of position players and virtually the entire pitching staff. That
group returns 42 of those 43 wins from last spring which,
despite the incredible success, was a season filled with injuries to key players.
Surrounding that pitching staff is a group of veteran
players who are poised to perhaps take the Hatters further than any Stetson team has ever been. Like any coach,
Dunn sees the areas where his team needs to improve to
make that next step, and part of that step will come from
finding steady replacements for the three starters the Hatters lost from last year.
Those three starters – catcher Nick Rickles, left fielder Jeff
Simpson and DH/outfielder Sean Emory – were vastly different in terms of their production on the diamond, but they
were standouts in terms of the leadership they provided the
Hatters, on and off the field.
“We have most of the team back and, from a coaching
standpoint, we were really a plus team last year with team
chemistry,” Dunn said. “I think a lot of that was Simpson and
Rickles. The thing we have to see quickly is how the chemistry of this team will compare without those two in the
clubhouse and on the field.”
That is not to say there aren’t candidates to take on
the leadership mantel. The Hatters’ roster is bulging with
18 veteran players – seniors and juniors – who have been
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who is in graduate school – have been selected as team
captains for the 2012 season. Much of the leadership responsibility will fall to them.
“All three have outstanding leadership qualities,” Dunn
said. “Mark will be the more vocal of the three while Joe and
Robert have that ‘blue collar’ approach and lead by example.
“As good as Rickles was, and as hard as it’s going to
be to replace him and his numbers, I believe that replacing Simpson and the intangibles he brought to the field
every day might be our biggest challenge. He was a high
energy, tightly-wound guy. He was a leader and I think this
ball club, if we can find a guy who can adequately do those
things, will be good.”
One thing that should help the returning Hatters fill
the team leadership roles is having everyone back at full
strength for the start of the season. The 2011 team was
nagged throughout the year by injuries that, with the exception of losing Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher of the
Year Kurt Schluter for the final six weeks of the year, never
reached the level of costing players significant playing time.
Many of the injuries the Hatters suffered – numerous
ankle or lower leg injuries, wrist injuries or pitchers who
were hit by batted balls – have had plenty of time to heal.
Only junior left-handed pitcher Austin Perez had an injury
that rose to the level of requiring surgery, but he and the
rest of the Hatters are expected at or near full strength by
the time Stetson opens the season on February 17 against
George Washington.
With so much talent and experience returning, there
aren’t many questions that need answering in the days leading up to the start of the season. The two most obvious issues
are finding a replacement for Simpson in the leadoff spot in
the batting order and settling on an every day left fielder.
Here is a look at how the Hatters stack up for the 2012
season, and a look at who will be going to the mound on a
regular basis. With few exceptions, the names will be very
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“You know with Theisen what you are going to get,”
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one of the top center fielders in all of college baseball. He
can go get it with the best of them. We look for him to improve his on-base percentage and approach, or exceed,
his stolen base numbers from 2010.”
Theisen will be flanked by a group of talented players
who, depending on the situation, will be called upon to
best put their strengths into play.
Junior Mitchel Brennan, another left-handed hitter
and thrower, will be the primary starter in right field. He
was severely hampered early last year by a knee injury but,
by the time the post-season rolled around, was playing at
the highest level. He was named to the All-Tournament
teams after both the A-Sun Championship and the Columbia Regional.
Brennan, who started his collegiate career at Mercer before moving on to Tallahassee CC, hit .347 in only 75 at bats
last year and may get called upon to give the Hatters’ righthand dominant pitching staff a third left-hand option.
Sophomore Robert Bruce, who also hits left-handed,
will miss the first month of the season, but will likely push
for more playing time as the year goes along. Of all the
players vying for the two corner outfield spots, the coaching staff agrees that Bruce is the best defender.
Two others who will be in the outfield mix, and are locked
in a battle for the starting job in leftfield, are sophomore Kyle
Zech and junior James Rasmussen. Zech started 20 games in
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While the loss of Nick Rickles, who would have been a
senior this spring, to the Oakland A’s in the MLB Draft was
not unexpected, it is still a blow to the Hatters’ offensive
production. Rickles led the team in 2011 with a .347 average, 13 home runs and was second with 62 RBI.
Enter junior college transfer Sam Kimmel. While not
expected to duplicate the numbers Rickles produced, the
Hatters are excited to have the left-handed hitting Kimmel
in the fold, especially since he was originally recruited to
replace Crews at second base.
“They needed a catcher down at Indian River and Kimmel volunteered,” Dunn said. “Out of necessity, he moved
behind the plate and ended up getting drafted (35th round
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“Ras probably has the best arm from the outfield and
he runs well,” Dunn said. “He broke his thumb toward the
end of his freshman year diving for a ball and was hurt
again last year. He and Zech are much the same. Zech’s
tools are off the chart. He is the fastest runner we have ever
had, has great arm strength and has power at the plate.”
Two others in the mix for playing time in the outfield
are sophomores Brian Eggleston and Kevin Lindheim. Eggleston was redshirted last spring while Lindheim converted from the mound. Kevin’s bat could well put him in the
mix for a corner outfield berth.

what Tampa Bay did with John Jaso last year – hit him in
the leadoff spot.
“He could lead off for us, which he did some in the fall,”
Dunn said. “The thing he’ll do is have a very good on-base
percentage because he’ll take his walks and has a very
good eye at the plate. He has a good two-strike approach
and will foul pitches off. He’ll get the ball down if needed.
That’s the reason we think he’s a candidate for the leadoff
position.”
Behind Kimmel, the Hatters have depth. If things had
gone as expected, freshman Garrett Russini would likely
be splitting time behind the plate with Trey Blackman,
who gave the Hatters some key innings behind the plate
in 2011. With Kimmel in the mix, Russini will serve as the
backup and Blackman will catch in an emergency.
The Hatters can also turn to senior Ethan Maskolunas or
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If you were directing a sight-seeing tour of the Hatters infield for 2012, you would probably tell your tourists that there
is nothing new to see here, keep moving please. All four starters are back, three with All-Conference qualifications.
In their Stetson careers, the quartet of third baseman
Ben Carhart (61), shortstop Mark Jones (156), second baseman Robert Crews (169) and first baseman Ryan Lashley
(108) have started almost 500 combined games for the
Hatters. All but Carhart has started at multiple infield positions. There is no substitute for that level of experience on
any team.
The remarkable thing about the group is that only
Jones and Carhart were recruited to play the position they
now occupy, and Jones took a circuitous route to get there.
He initially struggled with the position as a freshman, was
moved to second base, then third, before returning to
shortstop last year.
Carhart, who was selected by the Dodgers in the 19th
round out of junior college, was brought in to be both
the third baseman and closer and hit in the middle of the
lineup. He led Stetson with 63 RBI last year, one better than
Rickles. If the ankle injury that hampered him last year, and
his lost velocity returns as a result of that injury, he could be
back in the closer role, at least on a part-time basis.
Like Jones, Crews came in as a shortstop and bounced
to third base before landing at second base. Now a graduate
student, Crews passed up a job offer in his major field of finance to return for his final year of eligibility with the Hatters.
Lashley, the only junior of the group, was a freshman
All-American at shortstop two seasons ago, but moved to
first base last year. If the Hatters were to run into an injury
at any of the other infield positions, he would be the first
in line to switch positions to fill the void.
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spot.
“Carhart will be the three or four hole hitter and has an
opportunity to be our top RBI guy again this year,” Dunn
said. “Mark is very athletic and proved that last year. He
could very well be our leadoff guy. He has good speed and
great instincts on the bases. I wouldn’t be surprised to see
him lead the team in steals this year.
“From a coaching standpoint, it’s so nice knowing that
Crews is out there because he will make all of the routine
plays and then will make some really ridiculous plays.
Lashley was a freshman All-American in 2010 because of
the way he swung the shillelagh. We’re looking for him to
regain the form he had as a freshman.”
If an injury were to strike in the infield and Lashley
moved to play another position, senior Trey Blackman
would take over as the starter at first. The Altamonte
Springs native started 48 games last year, splitting time
between first base and designated hitter. He’ll be in a similar role this spring, and will look to improve on a .261 average from 2011.
“Trey originally came to Stetson as a switch hitter but,
after moving exclusively to the right side, improved his offensive numbers significantly.”
Others who will serve as backups in the infield, and at
DH, are freshmen Darby McCormick, Tanner Blackman and
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With such a strong corps of players back, the coaching
staff really only has one major concern going into the season, and it not something many coaches would even give
a second thought to – the 2013 season.
“As deep as the pitching staff is, we still need to stay
away from injuries like we encountered last year,” Dunn
said. “We do, however, have some young and talented
freshmen who can step up when needed.
“The reality is that these young guys are going to have
to pitch a lot next year, so you don’t want them going into
2013 cold-turkey, without many innings under their belts.”
Finding innings for those young pitchers may prove to
be extremely difficult.
The Hatters’ rotation starts with junior Kurt Schluter,
the 2011 A-Sun Pitcher of the Year as well as the preseason
2012 league Pitcher of the Year. Despite missing the final
six weeks of the year after getting hit by a batted ball,
Schluter was a sparkling 8-0 in 10 starts with a 1.40 ERA.
He returns to the number one starter role this spring
100 percent recovered from his injury, which did not require surgery.
“He is a classic starter who can give you 90-100 pitches
a start, get in his work and rest in between, and then be
ready to go the next Friday,” Hatters pitching coach Chris
Roberts said. “The good thing when you look at our staff is
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inning all the time. We have quality arms out there to turn
the game over to.”
Schluter was able to make a giant leap forward last
year after surrendering his duties as the Hatters’ starting
first baseman, a job he held down in 2010, hitting .301 in
45 starts. Despite the positive results at the plate, his pitching suffered. During that season he was 3-3 in 16 appearances with an 8.12 ERA.
“He is a great kid, but he was a little apprehensive
when we sat him down and told him that he needed to
concentrate solely on pitching because he had a chance to
be our Friday night guy,” Dunn said. “We all saw, when he
was a freshman, that he could evolve into our number one.
There is no way we could have predicted, however, what
he did last year.”
Senior Lindsey Caughel returns as a weekend starter
off a 2011 season in which he posted a 6-2 record with
a 4.88 ERA in 62.2 innings. Like Schluter, Caughel missed
time due to an injury, but is back at full strength this spring.
In his career, he has made 37 starts and has a 15-12 record.
He was drafted by Baltimore last summer, but chose to return for his senior year.
“I think consistency is Lindsey’s strength,” Dunn said.
“When you look as good as these guys were, and they had
some pretty good numbers, some pitched hurt all year.”
Will Dorsey, another senior right-hander, returns to the
starting rotation. He was the most durable of the starting
staff last year, with 15 starts among his 21 appearances, and
he produced the team’s only complete game performance
while posting a 7-6 record with a 4.52 ERA.
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ing,” Dunn said. “People can’t sit on his fastball although
his velocity has increased significantly over the past two
years.”
While all three members of the weekend rotation return, there is a wildcard that may work into the mix. Sophomore left-hander Austin Perez has a chance to make a
move into the starting mix on the weekend, even though
he did not throw at all in the fall following minor surgery.
The fact that he would give opposing hitters a different look from the other starters could be a big benefit
against some teams.
“We originally thought we’d keep him out of the rotation for a couple of weeks and not push him, but his rehab
has gone very well and he could well be ready for opening
weekend,” Dunn said. “He’s got above average velocity on
his fastball, a good breaking ball and is a bulldog on the
mound.
“We would love to have a left-handed starter in there,
although we aren’t opposed to running three right-handers out there. It would be nice to have that lefty.”
In addition to the veterans returning to the rotation,
Stetson fans should not be surprised when freshman
right-hander Josh Powers gets some starting nods early in
the year, especially if Perez isn’t ready to assume a starting role and when the Hatters play five games in a week.
Powers performed well during the fall and impressed the
coaches with his maturity.
Once the starters get in their six or seven innings of
work in a game, the Hatters will turn to a deep and experienced bullpen staff. Like the rotation, the bullpen leans
heavily to the right, but has a pair of hurlers who can be
tough on left-handed hitters as well as right-handers.
The relief staff starts with two seniors who are of like
mind and spirit on the field. Seniors Jake Boyd and Robbie
Powell are so close that teammates have combined their
names and refer to them as a collective unit. Stetson opponents will find facing one, or both, in a game as a daunting
task, especially since both are on the preseason watch list
for the Stopper of the Year Award.
Amazingly, neither might wind up being the closer.
That’s because Carhart could return to that role, if his velocity returns to the level it was, pre-injury. Even without
Carhart, Boyd and Powell combined to win 14 games, save
14 more and pitch with a combined ERA of 3.16.
“Powell closed last year after Carhart went down, so
that was his primary role,” Dunn said. “We had the ability to
close with Boyd or (Tucker) Donahue from time-to-time. I
don’t think we have a designated closer at this point. We
have guys who can fill that role and have done so in the
past.
Donahue, another senior right-hander who was drafted by Texas last summer, and Boyd are so good at getting
left-handed hitters out that the lack of lefties in the bull pen
is less of a concern for the Hatters. Powell’s best weapon is
his slider, which is deadly against right-handed hitters.
Another member of the pen who will see a lot of action on the mound is junior Joe Dye, who pitches with
a submarine motion that is most effective against righthanded hitters. The Stetson coaches expect to see a lot of
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as a knuckleball pitcher, and he has a good one, but, now
that he is throwing from down under, he has a fastball,
breaking ball and change. He got us out of some big spots
last year.”
Besides Perez, there are two left-handed options in the
bullpen. One is sophomore Cameron Griffin, who throws
at more than 90 miles per hour. He can be just as tough on
right-handed hitters as he is on lefties.
“Griffin is the x-factor,” Roberts said. “If he can put it together, we could go further in the post-season than we did
last year. He had an ankle problem last spring, and that set
him back a little and put a little extra pressure on his arm.
He throws hard and his breaking ball has gotten better. You
don’t see many lefties in college who throw 90 plus.”
After that core group of pitchers comes the group of
youngsters who will be the future for the Hatters on the
mound. The challenge will be in getting those pitchers significant time against “real” opponents.
“We have a lot of guys in the pen, and they have to get
regular work,” Roberts said. “We have to make sure they are
all getting their innings. Hopefully, those starters will be
going six or seven every game and that will put pressure
on us to find innings for the young guys.”
The young hurlers for the Hatters include freshmen
Ike Greenspon, Tyler Warmoth and Drew Jackson, sophomore Justin Pickens and junior college transfer Chad Rood.
Freshman Ben Rakus will redshirt this year after suffering a
torn ACL.

Pete Dunn is more than just a baseball coach, although
being a baseball coach is all he ever really wanted to do.
Over the last 33 years, Dunn has guided the Stetson
baseball program to great successes on the field. The numbers speak for themselves:
• He has led Stetson to 1,167 victories, which ranks
eighth on the list of active coaches.
• His Stetson teams have averaged 36.5 wins a year
over his 32 seasons.
• He has taken the Hatters to 16 NCAA Regional
Tournament appearances.
• He has helped Stetson to eight Atlantic Sun Conference titles and has been named league coach of the
year a record six times.
• He has sent 72 players on to play professional
baseball. Five of those players were drafted in the first four
rounds of the MLB Amateur Draft, and seven went on to
reach the Major Leagues.
But, more than the wins, conference titles, and all of
the other accolades that come along with guiding a successful program, Dunn is still excited about his profession
because he enjoys having an impact on the lives of the
young men who play for him. He enjoys being a teacher
– whether he is teaching a player how to bunt properly, or
teaching a life lesson.
“I like teaching. That’s what coaches are, teachers,”
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public schools prior to coming back to Stetson to coach, so
I’m a teacher by trade. I think it’s rewarding to take these
young men and not only mold them into good players
who are team oriented but, more importantly, teach them
life skills which will make them better people.”
But he didn’t start out with a goal to coach. He was a
player, a catcher, with the same goals every other player
has growing up – professional baseball. He got a chance
to do that after playing for two seasons at Brevard Community College and then two more seasons at Stetson for
the coach who turned into one of his mentors, Jim Ward.
He was drafted by and signed with the Kansas City Royals after college and spent two seasons living his dream by
playing professional baseball. It was during those two seasons he made the decision to pursue a career as a coach.
“I tell people that I was too one dimensional to do anything else,” Dunn said. “I wasn’t going to design rockets or
be a jet pilot. I was a baseball player, a baseball rat. I didn’t
play any other sports.
“I was fortunate that I was able to help my parents finance my education by playing ball. I wasn’t a great student, but baseball helped fund my undergraduate degree
as well as graduate school. My pro career was short-lived
so, as it turned out, everything fell into place.”

But, by falling into
place, Dunn did do
something he had
never done previously – leave the state
of Florida. With the
exception of a summer spent playing
baseball in Michigan,
he had never spent
time away from his
home state. And that
one summer away
from home was quite
a learning experience.
“In the summer
of 1967 I had just finished my freshman
year at Brevard Junior
Dunn was an All-Star catcher at
College,” Dunn said.
Stetson
“My roommate, Tom
Walker, who ended up
pitching in the big leagues for a number of years, was high
school buddies with Steve Garvey. Steve was playing football and baseball at Michigan State. The three of us signed
to play for Adray Appliance in the Detroit Free Press summer league.
“That turned out to be the summer of the Detroit riots.
The three of us lived in Dearborn and had day jobs working
for the Chrysler Corporation in the city. Instead of building
automobiles, we worked in the tank plant manufacturing
armored tanks for the Vietnam war. For more than a week,
we couldn’t go into the city to work or play ball because
of the rioting. You talk about eye-opener. I had only been
away from home for two semesters and, the next things I
know, I’m in the middle of what turned out to be a historic
event. It was a life-altering experience for me.”
After two years of playing professionally, Dunn was offered a chance to get into college coaching as a graduate
assistant for a young head coach at Georgia Southern. He
took the position working for future Hall of Fame coach
Ron Polk, and helped the Eagles earn a trip to Omaha for

the College World Series in 1973.
“Coach Polk is a great baseball mind and one thing
he does is let all of his assistants have defined roles and
let them really run with them,” Dunn said. “My first year at
Georgia Southern I was the pitching coach. I was probably
the worst pitching coach in the nation, even for a team
that was pretty good. Being a catcher, I had a working
knowledge, so I was the pitching coach.”
Dunn stayed on the Georgia Southern staff for two
years, earning a Master’s degree. By the time he finished
his education, Dunn was anxious to return home to his
home state of Florida.
“When I got out of grad school, my first teaching and
coaching job was at Apopka High School,” Dunn said. “Although I was hoping to get a college or junior college job,
there were no positions available at the time. I ended up
staying at Apopka for three years. It was a great opportunity to cut my teeth as a head coach.”
After those three seasons, Dunn returned to Stetson
to work for his mentor, Coach Jim Ward. In 1977, Ward was
entering his ninth season at Stetson. During his tenure, his
teams had won 63 percent of their games and had made
a successful transition to Division I. During those three
years, the Hatters posted a 93-56 record and had the Stetson program rolling.
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“It doesn’t seem like it was 33 years ago that Coach
Ward called from Cincinnati while on a recruiting trip and
told me that he had an interview at Eastern Kentucky,”
Dunn said. “I didn’t think anything about it because I
thought that, even though he was an EKU alumn, he’d stay
in Florida to coach.”
“A few days later he called to tell me he was going to
take the EKU job and told me that Coach (Glenn) Wilkes
wanted to talk to me the next day.”
In addition to being a legendary basketball coach, Wilkes was also the athletics director at Stetson. Dunn’s life
changed forever that next day when Wilkes offered him
the chance, at the age of 30, to take over the Stetson program as head coach.
“I’m really proud of what we’ve accomplished. It didn’t
start with me, however, because Coach Ward had built a
great program before I took over,” Dunn said. “I did not take
a bad program and make it successful. I was very fortunate

and inherited a very solid program.”
His good fortune, and hard work, allowed him to become the 34th coach in NCAA history to reach 1,000 career
wins. He is one of only four active coaches to have reached
the 1,000-win plateau at their alma mater.
In the years since first getting the chance to lead the
baseball program at his alma mater, there have been many
personal and professional accomplishments. There have
also been opportunities to take his coaching talents elsewhere.
“I have had several opportunities to leave,” Dunn said.
“It was exciting and nice to be courted other schools, especially by an SEC school. But, it all goes back to the fact
that I think this is one of the best spots in the nation to
be. Stetson has great geography, great facilities and a very
supportive administration.
“For me, the reward has been to be able to be as successful as we have, for as long as we have, at the school
that I played at and graduated from. There are not a whole
lot of guys who have done that.”
While Dunn has dedicated his career to Stetson baseball, he did take an opportunity in 1998 to coach another
team. That summer he reunited with Polk and served as
an assistant coach for the U.S. National Team. He said that
was a very rewarding experience for him, even though he

had to spend the summer away from his wife, Debbie, and
children.
“It was quite an experience,” Dunn said. “Obviously, to
be back with Coach Polk was exciting because it had been
a number of years since I had coached with him. Most of
all, however, it was the opportunity to represent the USA
here and abroad.”
USA Baseball had just opened it’s training complex in
Arizona that year, so most of the time Dunn worked with
the team was spent there. The team did travel some, however.
“We went to Nicaragua for a couple of weeks to play in
the Tournament of the Americas qualifying tournament,”
Dunn said. “We then travelled to New York and played
some exhibition games around the city for five days before
going over to Italy for the World Championships.”
Now that his two youngest children, Taylor (18) and
Emily (16), are older, Dunn said he might consider another
opportunity to coach against international competition.
He has even flirted with the idea of coaching a national
team other than Team USA.
“Debbie and I have talked about it,” Dunn said. “Now
that the kids are going to be in college, perhaps the window might open again.”
Even since his Team USA experience, Dunn has worked
with international players, although the players were not
quite at the same competitive level. He was asked by close
friend Tim Foli to assist with a clinic the Major League Players Alumni Association was holding in Cocoa Beach. The
players attending the clinic were all from the Soviet Union.
“It was quite an experience because these guys barely
knew which end of the bat to hold,” Dunn said. “They were
athletes though. I can’t speak Russian and they couldn’t
speak English, but they were sponges. When you showed
them something, whether it was bunting or base running,
they would do it. They didn’t always do it correctly, but they
did it with great enthusiasm.”
One of the few regrets he has as a coach was that

Pete Dunn Year-By-Year
Year Games
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34-18
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1981
56
36-20
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1982
58
40-18
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NCAA
1983
51
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1984
59
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NCAA
1985
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1986
58
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1987
59
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1988
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1989
61
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CC / CY / NCAA
1990
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CC / CY / NCAA
1991
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1992
59
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NCAA
1993
55
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1994
58
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1995
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1996
65
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1997
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NCAA
1998
62
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.492
1999
54
23-31
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2000
64
48-16
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CC / NCAA
2001
60
43-17
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NCAA
2002
61
42-19
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NCAA
2003
65
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NCAA
2004
59
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2005
63
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2006
62
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CC / NCAA
2007
63
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CC / CY / NCAA
2008
59
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2009
57
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2010
58
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2011
63
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Totals 1845 1167-739-3 .611
CC - Conference Champions NCAA - NCAA Regionals
CY - Conference Coach of the Year
he was never able to coach his God-son, Chipper Jones.
In high school, even though it was apparent that Jones
would be a high draft choice, he signed to play collegiately
with the University of Miami. Dunn said it was one of the
few times he ever got frustrated with Jones.
“Despite my disappointment that he committed to
Miami, I knew deep down it was the right thing for him to
do,” Dunn said. “He was a projected first rounder who was
being recruited by not only Miami, but also Florida State,
Texas and Arizona State, and many other college powers.
“I did throw the Godfather card at him as well as his
mom and dad several times, but couldn’t sway him away
from Miami. It would have been a lot of fun to coach him.”
It all became a moot point when Chipper was selected
first overall by the Atlanta Braves in the 1990 MLB Amateur
Draft and signed shortly thereafter.
Even without having the opportunity to coach Jones,
Dunn said he has enjoyed every minute of his tenure at
Stetson.
“It has been a great ride,” Dunn said. “There have been
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Park, a $4.5 million stadium jointly built by Stetson University and the City of DeLand, opened on Feb. 12, 1999. The
facility will once again host the Atlantic Sun Conference
Tournament this spring, the ninth time the event will be in
DeLand in the facilities’ 14 years in existence.
“It is not just the university, it is the entire community,”
Dunn said of his continued passion for the game. “When
we brought the stadium before the citizens of DeLand and
told them this was what we wanted to do, the city put in
2.5 million and their land and we put in 1.5 million.
“There were very few people who voiced opposition
to the project. It was supported because the baseball program was good and it was something the community had
bought into. It is a great baseball community.”
The challenges that come with coaching have also
changed over the years, but Dunn said he still relishes the
opportunities he has to have an impact on young players.
“One of the things that’s remained constant is that the
guys who play on this level still love the game,” Dunn said.
“Most of them want to play at the next level, but obviously
most don’t get that opportunity. The nice thing is that the
players we get here at Stetson are academically oriented,
which means their parents have pushed them to be good
students as well as good baseball players. You have to be
disciplined in order to be a good enough student to get
into Stetson and do well.
“I think we get a
higher-caliber kid. I’ve
always believed we
have higher-caliber kids
here at Stetson because
of the academics.”
Entering his 33rd
year as head coach, and
his 36th year overall at
Stetson, Dunn said he is
asked often about how
much longer he wants
to coach. He has a passion outside of baseball,
but his commitment
to the Hatters’ baseball
program prevents him
from spending as much
time as he would like on
his boat.
“I love to fish,” Dunn
said. “I have always said
that baseball is my profession and fishing is my
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my only worry being where I am I going to fish today.
“My kids are still in high school. Taylor will be at Stetson next year playing football and Emily will be a senior.
I don’t feel like I am ready to retire. I still enjoy it and feel
young enough. I have been very fortunate to have had
good health.”
Dunn’s long and distinguished career as a coach has
opened the door to a number of awards and tributes. He
was inducted into the Stetson University Sports Hall of
Fame in January 1992. He also received the 1996 Volusian
Sportsperson of the Year award presented by the Daytona
Beach News-Journal.
In honor of his 1,000th win, the City of DeLand proclaimed February 9, 2007 (opening day) as “Pete Dunn
Day.” Later in that same year he was inducted, along with
his God-son Chipper Jones, into the Central Florida Sports
Hall of Fame.
Dunn is actively involved in a variety of community
service activities. He is a regular speaker at many regional and national coaching clinics. At the baseball coaches’
convention in 1997, Dunn was awarded a 25-year service
award by the American Baseball Coaches’ Association.
He authored a chapter on catching in The Baseball Drill
Book. The book was commissioned by the ABCA, edited
by former Fresno State head coach Bob Bennett, and released in January, 2004. He also recently authored another
chapter in a new ABCA book on the subject of “Evaluating
Practice Sessions”.
Dunn and his wife, Debbie, have four children -- Rayni,
Marc, Taylor and Emily -- and two grandsons, Micah and
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Assistant Head Coach Mark Leavitt

Mark Leavitt is in his third season as a member of the
Stetson coaching staff where he serves as the recruiting
coordinator for the program. Leavitt also coaches the
hitters and infielders, and handles third base coaching
box during games.
During his two seasons at Stetson, Leavitt helped
produce two All-America hitters -- catcher Nick Rickles
(2011) and shortstop Ryan Lashley (2010). Rickles was a
14th round selection of the Oakland A’s and was joined
on the Atlantic Sun’s All-Conference team by SS Mark
Jones and 2B Robert Crews.
Jones and outfielder Mitchel Brennan were named to
the A-Sun and NCAA Regional All-Tournament teams for
their offensive performances in 2011.
In 2010, Sean Emory was a first team All-Conference
player for the Hatters.
Leavitt came to Stetson from Salisbury, Connecticut,
where he spent three years as the head baseball coach
and associate director of admissions and financial aid for
the Salisbury School.
In his first year, Leavitt led Salisbury to a perfect 20-0
record and a Western New England Prep School League
Championship.
Two of his players were drafted by major league
baseball. In 2008 Anthony Hewitt was selected in the

first round by the Philadelphia Phillies (24th overall). Chris
Dwyer was picked in the 36th round by the New York
Yankees, and then again in 2009 when he was selected in
the 4th round by the Kansas City Royals.
Leavitt graduated from Princeton University in 1988
after four years as a starter on the Tigers’ baseball team.
He began his coaching career the following season as
the head junior varsity coach and as an assistant with the
Princeton varsity.
He went on to work as an assistant coach at George
Washington, Princeton, James Madison, and George Mason.
As a college coach Leavitt recruited, signed, and coached
more than 40 players that went on to sign professional
contracts, 17 players who went on to play in the majors.
Shifting gears professionally, Leavitt next took a
position as an area scouting supervisor with the Montreal
Expos (1997-2001). In 2001 he began a six-year stint with
the Seattle Mariners scouting department as territorial
supervisor, and then as a regional coordinator.
Some of Leavitt’s additional coaching experience
includes time as a Doyle Baseball School instructor, head
coach of the Vienna Mavericks (Clark Griffith Collegiate
Baseball League), head coach of the New Market Rebels
(Valley Baseball League), assistant coach of the Chatham
A’s (Cape Cod League), head coach of the Harwich
Mariners (Cape Cod League), and in the summer of 2009 as
head coach of the Clermont Mavericks (Florida Collegiate
Summer League).
Leavitt is married to the former Christina Spada who
graduated from UCF in 1988. The couple has two sons,
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Chris Roberts begins his fourth year as pitching coach
at Stetson. In addition to his responsibilities with the pitching staff Roberts assists Coach Mark Leavitt with recruiting
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In 2011, Roberts has helped Hatters hurlers post a
sparkling 3.95 team ERA while guiding sophomore Kurt
Schluter to Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Year honors.
Roberts came to Stetson from UNC Greensboro where
he served as the Spartans’ pitching coach. Under his guidance, UNCG pitchers recorded 411 strikeouts, which was
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program-best 495 in 2003. One of his pitchers, Greg Martin, was named to the Coaches All-Southern Conference
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Roberts also spent four seasons as the pitching coach
at North Carolina State. While with the Wolfpack, he had
eight pitchers drafted in MLB’s first-year player draft. He
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In 2003, Roberts’ first season with the Wolfpack, N.C. State
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American by Baseball America in 1990. As a sophomore, he
was named Metro Conference Player of the Year, MVP of the
South Regional and earned All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball (2nd team) and Baseball America (3rd team).
For the season, “Mr. Versatile” as he was appropriately nicknamed, hit .321 with 14 home runs and 77 RBI as an outfielder and posted a 7-2 with a 3.52 ERA as a left-handed pitcher.
He earned first-team All-America honors from Collegiate
Baseball and Baseball America as a junior in 1992. In three
seasons with the Seminoles, Roberts had a 23-8 record as
a pitcher while batting .301 with 32 home runs and led the
Seminoles to the College World Series in 1991 and 1992.
In 2007, Roberts was inducted into the Florida State
Athletics Hall of Fame.
While at FSU, Roberts played for Team USA in the 1991
Pan Am Games and was the starting left fielder for the
1992 USA Olympic squad in Barcelona. He was selected by
the New York Mets in the first round of the 1992 draft and
played in the Mets organization from 1993-97.
Roberts was regarded as a Top 10 prospect for the
Mets and went 13-5 with a 2.75 ERA in his first season at
Class A St. Lucie, earning a spot in the Florida State League
All-Star Game. He won 13 games again the following year
at Class AA Binghamton, helping the Mets to the Eastern
League title.
Later in his pro career, Roberts had one-year stints with
Oakland (1998), Colorado (1999) and Milwaukee (2001),
along with a season in the Japanese Pacific League (2000). He
played on the Class AAA level with New York, Oakland and
Milwaukee before retiring at the end of the 2001 season.
Roberts and his wife, Tracy, live in DeBary, Florida, and
have three children -- Jackson (12), Kirgan (9) and Landon (6).

Matt Untiet is in his second season as an assistant
coach with the Stetson baseball program. He is responsible for working with outfielders and first basemen, coaching first base, and assisting Coach Mark Leavitt with the
Stetson hitters.
A Berlin, Connecticut native, Untiet came to Stetson
from the University of New Haven where he spent two seasons as a graduate assistant coach.
Untiet was responsible for hitting and infield instruction and was the outfield coach. He also assisted with recruiting, academic assistance for the players, and with the
running of summer camps.
In addition he coached in summer camps at the University of Connecticut, Vanderbilt, and Boston College.
Untiet earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from
UConn in 2008 and then a Master’s Degree in Sports Management at New Haven in 2010.
While a student-athlete at Connecticut, Untiet played
four seasons for the Huskies at first base and third base.
He’s the Huskies all time putout leader with 1,250 and totaled over 100 RBI in his four seasons.
Untiet and his wife, Tori, live in DeLand.

on a football scholarship before transferring to Tallahassee
Community College where he played two seasons of baseball ... Originally a switch hitter who batted .354 with seven
doubles, a triple and four home runs as a sophomore ...
Finished with 24 RBI and scored a team-leading 41 runs
scored ... Hit .355 with a .447 on base percentage his freshman season ... Earned First Team All-Panhandle Conference
... Helped lead team to conference title with a 39-14 record.

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HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-year letter winner in both
baseball and football at Lake Brantley High School in Altomonte Springs, Florida ... Played both infield and outfield
... Was a first team All-Conference pick in baseball as a senior, setting a school record with 34 stolen bases ... Posted
a .385 average as a senior with a .550 on-base percentage
... Had five triples and four doubles during the year ... Was
a second team All-Conference pick in football as both a junior and senior and was named one of the top 100 players
in the state of Florida.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Lake Brantley HS in
Altamonte Springs, Florida ... Participated in baseball,
football, and weightlifting at Brantley ... Was a first team
All-Conference player in baseball ... Was first team All-Conference and Defensive Player of the Year in football ... Was
first team All-Conference in weightlifting.
PERSONAL: Full name is Huey W. Blackman ... Was born
in Gainesville, Florida, on March 18, 1988 ... Is the son of
Karen and Huey Blackman of Altamonte Springs ... Brother
Tanner is also a member of the Stetson baseball team ...
Chose to transfer to Stetson because it is close to home
and provides a great education ... Majoring in Sports management at Stetson.

PERSONAL: Full name is Tanner Ryan Blackman ... Was
born on December 11, 1991, in Orlando ... Is the son of
Huey and Karen Blackman ... Is the brother of Stetson
teammate Trey Blackman ... Has another brother, Teddy,
who is a junior on the baseball team at Coastal Carolina ...
Youngest brother, Tate, is a sophomore at Lake Brantley HS
... Is a Business major.

‘02
‘03
Was named to the TPX/Louisville Slugger preseason AllAmerica third team and is on the Watch List for the 2012
Stopper of the Year Award.

‘05
‘06
‘07
‘11

2011 (Junior): Saw action in 56 games for the Hatters, 48
as a starter ... Split time working behind the plate, playing
first base and filling the DH spot ... Had eight multiple-hit
and five multiple-RBI games ... Had a season-best sevengame hit streak and reached base in 13 straight games at
one point in the year ... Hit his only home run of the year
in the NCAA Regional against South Carolina ... Had a season-high four RBI in the first game of a double-header at
Campbell ... Scored a season-high three runs in the season-opening series clincher against Georgia.

2011 (Junior): Had a remarkable season for the Hatters
out of the pen, earning either a win or a save in 15 of the 43
team victories (34.8%) ... Led the team with nine victories
and was second on the club with a 2.93 ERA ... Did not allow a run in 26 of his 38 appearances on the mound ... Seven of his nine victories came against A-Sun opponents ...
Earned a victory over North Carolina State with three shutout innings, including six strikeouts, in the NCAA Regional
... Also earned a save in another win over N.C. State in the
regional ... Other five saves came in league play ... Only loss
came in a three inning outing against FIU ... Earned a four
inning save, throwing a season-high 81 pitches, in a win
over USC Upstate ... Team posted a 26-12 record in games
he appeared in ... Was named to the A-Sun Academic AllConference team for the third time.

2010 (Sophomore): Made 15 appearances with one start
... Earned A-Sun Academic All-Conference Team honors ...
Threw 24.1 innings and struck out 17 batters while walking 11 ... Led the Stetson pitching staff in batting average
against at .280 ... Pitched a season-high 4.0 innings, striking out two, against Florida Gulf Coast (3/20)... Earned his
only victory after working 2.0 innings and striking out a
batter against USF (3/30).
2009 (Freshman): Earned A-Sun Academic All-Conference
honors ... Made nine appearances, all in relief ... Finished
fifth on team with a 5.40 ERA ... Tossed a season-high 2.0
innings and gave up no earned runs against James Madison (3/7) ... Pitched one inning and picked up a strikeout
against Jacksonville (3/15) ... Made his collegiate debut
with a shutout inning of work against Boston College.

2011 (Sophomore): Saw action in 37 games, 21 as a starter
in the outfield ... Was slowed early in the season by a knee
injury that required minor surgery ... Had six multiple-hit
and six multiple RBI games during the year ... Had an eightgame hit streak late in the season where he batted .571
and earned All-Tournament honors for both the A-Sun
Championship Tournament and the NCAA Regional in Columbia, SC ... Hit two of this three homers for the season in
the NCAA Regional ... Closed the season having reached
base in 10 straight games ... Was named to the Atlantic Sun
Academic All-Conference team ... Made four appearances
as a reliever on the mound, working a total of two innings,
allowing one earned run.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from John Leonard High
School in Greenacres, Florida … Played 4A baseball for
head coach Rich Gomersall … Led team to an 18-8 record
as a senior … Finished with an 8-2 record, a 1.50 ERA and
90 strikeouts … Offensively, batted .400 … Named AllConference … Voted as Cy Young Award winner … Also
played four years of football as quarterback … Member of
the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jake Christopher Boyd ... Was born
on January 6, 1990, in West Palm Beach, Florida … Is the BEFORE STETSON: Played as a freshman at Tallahassee
son of Ann and Mike Boyd of West Palm Beach … In addi- Community College under head coach Mike McLeod after
tion to his major in Chemistry, is minoring in Psychology redshirting his first year at Mercer ... Batted .421 with 15
... He has cumulative undergrad GPA of 3.80 and has not RBI and 12 doubles ... Named to the FCCAA All-Academic
had a single semester below a 3.66 ... Has been named to Team and earned NJCAA Academic All-America status.
the Dean’s List each of his seven semesters ... Has served
as an Orientation Leader HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from William R. Boone High
on campus since 2009, School in Orlando, Florida ... Was a member of the Nahelping incoming stu- tional Honor Society ... Earned four letters in baseball ...
dents get acclimated and As a senior, batted .478 with six home runs, 35 RBI and 17
interactive with campus doubles ... Also played AAU ball for the Orlando Blast, Team
activities ... Is a member Orlando and Chet Lemon’s Juice ... Played on three AAU
of the Psi Chi National National Championship teams ... Played for the 18U World
Wood Bat Champions.
Honor Society ... Served
Trey Blackman
as a volunteer coach at PERSONAL: Full name is Mitchel S. Brennan ... Was born
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in Orlando, Florida, on March 2, 1990 ... Is the son of Kathy
well as at the Boys and and Steve Brennan of Orlando ... Chose to transfer to StetGirls Club in Winter Park, son for the great baseball and great academics ... Is majorFla. ... Is an Acolyte at Jake
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Year
2011
TOTAL
Year

2011 (Freshman): Saw action in 33 games, 10 as a starter
in the outfield ... Was primarily used as a late-inning defensive player ... Recorded his first collegiate hit at Florida
State ... Was named to the Atlantic Sun Academic All-Conference team.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Riverview High School in
Sarasota, Florida ... Earned four letters as a member of the
baseball team ... Played for the Rams under head coach
Jim Zerilla ... Played AAU ball for SWFL and the Tampa Elite.
PERSONAL: Full name is Robert D. Bruce ... Was born in
Sarasota, Florida ... Is the son of Cathy and Brad Bruce of
Sarasota ... Chose Stetson because he liked the atmosphere
on and off the field ... Majoring in Sports Management.

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‘05

‘07
‘11

2011 (Freshman): Saw action in two games as a pinch runner and catcher ... Did not have an official at bat, but drew
a walk and scored a run in his only plate appearance ... Was
named to the Atlantic Sun Academic All-Conference team.
2010: Did not see action and was redshirted.

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2011 (Junior): Saw action in all 63 games, 61 as a starter ...
Primarly served as the Hatters’ regular third baseman, but
also made two starts at first base and four as the DH ... Led
the team with 63 RBI on the year ... Also led the team with
27 multiple-hit games, as well as tying for the team lead
with 19 multiple RBI games ... Had a season-high four hits
against USF (4/12) ... Closed the season with a six-game hit
streak, which was two shy of his season best ... Was held
hitless in consecutive games just twice during the year ...
Worked a shutout inning of relief in his only pitching performance of the year ... Was named to the Atlantic Sun Academic All-Conference team.
BEFORE STETSON: Played at Palm Beach State College for
two seasons under head coach Alex Morales ... In 2010, he
was named the Florida Junior College Player of the Year after batting .473 with 12 home runs, 72 RBI and 15.0 innings
pitched with a 0.00 ERA ... Also earned first team All-America, Team MVP and the National Silver Slugger Award ... Led
team to a 42-13 record, Southern Conference Championship, third place finish in the state tournament, and a No.
9 national ranking ... Hit .311 with 15 RBI as a freshman ...
Was drafted by the Dodgers in the 19th round of the 2010
MLB Draft.

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‘06

Was named by Perfect Game as the ninth best third baseman in the nation.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Santa Fe Catholic High
School in Lakeland, Florida ... Played four years of baseball
and football for the Hawks ... Was a member of the National
Honor Society ... In baseball, earned Team MVP, first team
All-State and second team All-State honors ... As a junior,
he hit .405 with four home runs and, as a senior, batted .420
with five home runs ... During his freshman year, he helped
the team achieve a 25-4 record and a state runner up finish
... Was a first team All-State quarterback in football.
PERSONAL: Full name is Kyle S. Campbell ... Was born on
August 10, 1990, in Cleveland, Ohio ... Is the son of Diane
and Steve Campbell of Lakeland, Florida ... Chose Stetson
for its location, atmosphere and coaching ... Majoring in
Business Administration.

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HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Palm Beach Gardens High
School in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida ... Was a member of
the National Junior Honor Society ... Graduated in Top 10
percent of his class ... Earned three varsity letters in baseball and one in soccer ... Hit .310 with 16 RBI and pitched
20 innings with a 1.40 ERA and was the Defensive MVP as
a junior ... Hit .455 with four home runs and 26 RBI to earn
first team All-Conference
and first team All-County as
a senior.
PERSONAL: Full name is
Benjamin R. Carhart ... Was
born in Dayton, Ohio, on
January 21, 1990 ... Is the son
of Julie and Ron Carhart of
Royal Palm Beach ... Chose
to come to Stetson because
of the baseball reputation
and tradition ... Majoring in
Integrative Health Science.

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2009 (Freshman): Voted to the Atlantic Sun Conference
All-Freshman Team ... Was second on the team in games
started with 11 ... Tied for second in wins with four ... Third
on team in innings pitched with 60.0 ... Was third in strikeouts with 41 ... Was fifth in the A-Sun in doubles allowed
with eight ... Picked up first career victory, after allowing
one run over 4.1 innings, against James Madison (5/7) ...
Had a season-high eight strikeouts in first career start, recording an 8-4 win over Central Michigan (3/11) ... Picked
up win after giving up no earned runs over five innings
against USC Upstate (4/4).
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from
2011 (Junior): Was a second team All-Atlantic Sun ConferTrey
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Lake Highland Prep in Orlando,
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ence pick after posting a 6-2 record ... Was named A-Sun Florida … Played 3A baseball
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Bulldogs to one run on seven hits over five innings while Was an All-State performer as
recording six strikeouts in a 6-3 Stetson win ... Earned vica senior … Earned four letters
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posting a 6.97 ERA in six starts after getting injured.
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the Atlantic Sun Conference, in innings pitched with 86.0 ... in 2007 … Finished senior seaLed the Hatters, and finished ninth in the A-Sun, in strikeouts son with an 8-1 record in 62 inwith 73 ... Led the A-Sun in walks allowed with just eight on nings of work with 70 strikeouts,
the season ... Led the team in games started with 14 and six walks and a 0.82 ERA.

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Statistics
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victories with five ... Finished third on team in earned run
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out five, in 13-4 win over Mercer (4/10) ... Pitched 8.0 innings
and struck out eight batters in 10-3 win over Old Dominion
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nine
batters and walking none, but took the loss in a 3-2 decision
against Jacksonville in A-Sun Tournament.

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vs. Holy Cross (3/1) ... Was 3-for-4 with a home run, double
and two RBI vs. Central Michigan (3/5) ... Was 3-for-4 game
with a home run and two RBI in A-Sun Tournament game
vs. Lipscomb (5/23).

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Was selected as a preseason Atlantic Sun All-Conference
performer by the league’s coaches ... Was selected as a
team captain for the 2012 season.
2011 (Junior): Saw action in 62 games, as the starter at
second base ... Was a first team Atlantic Sun All-Conference
selection ... Was second on the team with 26 multiplehit games, including a career-high five hit performance
against Bethune-Cookman (3/22) ... Had a career-high nine
total bases in that game against B-CU ... Had a 15-game hit
streak, which was the second longest on the team, during which he had 11 multiple-hit games and batted .508 ...
Had a career-high four RBI in a win over Savannah State ...
Finished the season third on the club with a .332 average.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Charlotte High School
in Punta Gorda, Florida … Was a member of the National
Honor Society … Played Division 5A baseball in District 12
under head coach Josh Corr … As a sophomore, he led his
team in batting average, was named Offensive Player of
the Year and helped the team win the district championship … As a junior, was named the Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year … His senior season, led the team to
the district championship game appearance and was once
again named the team’s Offensive and Defensive Player
of the Year … Participated in the East Coast Professional
Showcase … Was named an AAU Nationals Top-5 Offensive MVP.
PERSONAL: Full name is Robert M. Crews ... Was born
in Port Charlotte, Florida … Is the son of Diane and Tom
Crews ... Has already received his undergraduate degree
in Accounting and accepted a position as a Tax Accountant at a CPA firm in Lake Suzy, Florida ... Is currently taking
post-graduate Business courses.

2010 (Sophomore): Played and started 51 games ... Finished second on the team in home runs with nine ... Finished with 12 multiple hit games, six multiple RBI games
and had a season-high eight-game hitting streak ... Had
a career day at Georgia (2/27) when he went 4-for-4 with
three home runs and four RBI ... Was 3-for-5 with a double
and an RBI vs. Harvard (3/6) ... Went 4-for-5 with a home
run, two RBI and two runs scored vs. Mercer (4/10) ... Had a
2-for-4 game with a run scored in Stetson’s A-Sun Tournament game against Jacksonville (5/27).
2009 (Medical Redshirt): Played in 10 games before succumbing to an injury and receiving a medical redshirt ...
Picked up a pair of hits, including a double and an RBI,
against Boston College (2/22) ... Had a double and an RBI
against Southern Illinois (2/28).
2008 (Freshman): Member of the Louisville Slugger
Freshman All-America team … Named the Atlantic Sun
Conference Freshman of the Year and All-Freshman Team
member ... Earned second team All-Conference honors ...
Finished third on the team, and 10th in the conference,
in batting with a .361 average ... Was 10th in the conference in slugging percentage at .565 ... Had 22 multiple hit
games and 11 multiple RBI games ... Had a 12-game hitting streak ... Was 5-for-6 with two doubles and two RBI

2011 (Junior): Made 28 appearances on the mound, including nine starts ... Was fourth on the team with a 3.76 ERA ...
Went 7.0 strong innings against Mercer in just his second
start, allowing two runs on five hits in a no-decision ... Five of
his starts came against conference foes ... Earned his only save
of the year with 4.0 strong innings of relief against Lipscomb
... Earned wins against USC Upstate (4/2), Florida Gulf Coast
(5/8) and against N.C. State in the NCAA Regional (6/5) ... Had
a career-high six strikeouts in 4.1 innings of relief work against
Siena (3/15) ... Allowed just one hit over 6.1 innings against
North Florida (5/1) in a start, but left with the game still scoreless ... Hatters were 20-8 on the year in games he pitched in
... Was named to the Atlantic Sun Academic All-Conference
team for the second time ... Was chose by the Texas Rangers
in the 38th round of the 2011 MLB Amateur draft.

2011 (Junior): Made 21 appearances on the mound for the
Hatters, including a team-high 15 as a starter ... Was third
on the team with seven wins ... Posted the only complete
game performance of the year for Stetson, going the distance in a 9-1 victory over South Florida (4/12) ... Scattered
eight hits with four strikeouts in that outing ... Earned a victory with a strong 6.0 innings of work in his first start of the
year, against Georgia (2/19), allowing one run on five hits ...
Alternated wins and losses in his first five starts of the year,
earning wins against Georgia, Illinois and Siena ... Earned
a decision in 11 of his 15 starts overall ... Had a career-high
nine strikeouts in 6.2 innings of work in a victory over ETSU
(5/26) in the A-Sun Tournament ... Had seven strikeouts in
just 5.0 innings against Florida State (3/23) in a no decision
... Hatters had an 11-10 record in games he pitched in ...
Was named to the Atlantic Sun Academic All-Conference
team for the third time.

2010 (Sophomore): Made 14 appearances, all in relief ...
Earned A-Sun Academic All-Conference Team honors ...
Struck out 16 batters and did not allow a home run or a triple on the season ... Had multiple strike out performances
four times ... Pitched a season-high 4.0 innings and struck
out a season-high five batters against Bethune-Cookman
(3/2) ... Pitched 1.1 innings, striking out three batters without allowing a walk, against UCF (3/17)... Tossed 2.0 innings and struck out a pair against Georgia (2/26).

2010 (Sophomore): Made 14 appearances and tied for
fourth on the team with six starts ... Earned A-Sun Academic All-Conference Team honors ... Earned the Stetson
Baseball Student-Athlete Award ... Finished with a 3-3 record ... Won his first two starts, pitching 5.0 innings with
two strikeouts in win over Siena (2/23) and working a season-high 8.0 innings, with a season-high seven strikeouts
against James Madison (3/9) ... Threw 6.0 innings, with four
strikeouts, to pick up his third win against Bethune-Cookman (4/27).

2009 (Freshman): Had six relief appearances ... Finished
with four strikeouts and a 7.71 ERA ... Pitched one inning
and struck out two batters in his collegiate debut against
Indiana (3/18) ... Allowed no runs in two appearances
against Bethune-Cookman.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Stoneman Douglas High
School in Parkland, Florida … Played Division 6A baseball for
coaches Dean Floria and Frank Pisani … Helped lead team
to three District Championships and one runner-up finish …
Earned three varsity letters and named team captain.

2008 (Freshman): Finished third on the team with a 3.72
ERA ... Appeared in 11 games with three starts ... Struck
out 24 batters while walking just six ... Was one of three
pitchers on the team to finish with a winning record (2-1)
... Picked up first career win after working a season-high
of 7.0 innings with a season-high eight strikeouts, against
Bethune-Cookman (4/8) ... Pitched 6.2 innings, striking
out five and walking one, at Bethune-Cookman (4/22) ...
Closed game with a strike out in his only inning of work to
pick up his first career save at Gardner-Webb (5/22).

PERSONAL: Full name is Tucker R. Donahue ... Was born on
August 27, 1990, in Coral Springs, Florida … Is the son of Laurie and Gary Donahue of Coral Springs … Was named to the
Dean’s List for the fall, 2011 semester ... Is majoring in Finance.

Tucker Donahue Career Statistics
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2011
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4
22
33
59

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43
63

4
16
63
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11
18

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HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Providence High School
in Jacksonville, Florida … Played District 8-2A baseball
under Mac Mackiewitz … Led team to district championship and regional runner-up finish as a junior … Finished
that season with a 7-3 record and a 1.78 ERA … Was also
named district Player of the Year and selected third team
All-State … Was named team Most Valuable Player and
earned All-City status.

on the mound …
Named team MVP
and earned Best AllAround Award …
Also played soccer
as a sophomore and
junior.
PERSONAL:
Full
name is Joseph Hoffman Dye ... Was born
on June 22, 1990, in
Tampa, Florida …
Is the son of Susan
Hoffman-Dye … Has
a double major in
Sports Management
and Finance.

PERSONAL: Full name is William James Dorsey II ... Was
born on June 14, 1989, in Jacksonville, Florida … Is the son
of Marsha and Bill Dorsey of Atlantic Beach, Florida … Majoring in Finance.

‘88
‘89
‘90
‘92
‘96
‘97

Selected as a team captain for the 2012 season.

‘00

2011 (Sophomore): Made 35 appearances on the mound,
all in relief ... Most of his outings were for one or two batters
at crucial points in games ... Earned his only victory of the
year with a third of an inning against Mercer (3/20) during
which he threw seven pitches ... Longest outing of the year
was 4.1 innings of work against Bethune-Cookman (3/22),
during which he allowed five hits and two earned runs ...
Allowed just three earned runs in his final eight outings of
the year ... Was named to the Atlantic Sun Academic AllConference team for the second time.

‘01
‘02
‘03
‘05
‘06

2010 (Freshman): Made seven appearances, all in relief,
for a total of 4.1 innings of work ... Earned a spot on the ASun Academic All-Conference team.

‘07

2009: Did not see action and was redshirted.

‘11

2011: Did not see playing time and was redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Salisbury Prep in Salisbury, Connecticut ... Earned High Academic Honors all
three years ... Earned three letters in baseball, three in soccer and two in ice hockey ... Was named a first team All-Star
three times ... Was team MVP and Co-Captain as junior and
senior ... Hit .385 as a junior and .493 as a senior ... Helped
lead team to a 20-0 record and a league championship as a
sophomore ... Team finished 15-3 and was runner up junior
season ... Team finished 16-1-1 and won a league championship his senior season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Royal Palm Beach High
School in Royal Palm Beach, Florida … Played Division
6A baseball for coach Carey Bush … Team finished 1610 in 2008 … Batted .301 and finished with a 3-1 record

PERSONAL: Full name is Brian K. Eggleston ... Was born
on September 20, 1991, in Fairfax, Virginia ... Is the son of
Susan and Kevin Eggleston of Chantilly, Virginia ... Is a Business Administration major.

PERSONAL: Full name is Brent Cameron Griffin ... Was born
on November 7, 1991, in Lawrence, Kansas ... Is the son of
Nancy and Brent Griffin of Naples, Florida ... Chose to come
to Stetson because it is a great school and has great athletics ... Majoring in Sports Management.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Paul Mazzuca at Adlai
E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois ... As a
junior, helped lead his team to a 34-4 record and a third
place finish in the state ... Was a first team All-Conference,
and second team All-Area, pick after his senior year .... Was
an honor roll student ... Played summer ball for Top Tier ...
In 25 innings pitched, he struck out 30 batters, walked five,
allowed just six hits and did not surrender an earned run.

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PERSONAL: Full name is Isaac J. Greenspon ... Was born
on September 30, 1992 in Chicago, Illinois ... Is the son of
Steve and Susan Greenspon ... Has one brother, Eli ... Is a
Biology major.

‘89
‘90
‘00
‘05
‘06
‘07
‘11

2011 (Freshman): Made 30 appearances on the mound,
including one start ... Earned his first collegiate victory with
a third of an inning of relief against Savannah State (4/17)
... Followed up with his only start of the year, at South
Florida (4/19), during which he allowed two earned runs
in 1.1 innings and took the loss ... Did not allow a home
run in 26.0 total innings of work ... Finished the year with
24 strikeouts, but also with 20 walks ... Team had a 16-14
record in games he pitched in.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played most of his prep career at Naples
High School before competing his senior year for Barron
Collier HS ... In 2009, his Golden Eagles squad finished 28-1
and won the Class 4A state championship ... Had a sub 2.00
ERA in each of this three seasons in high school, posting a
1.54 mark as a sophomore, a 1.56 as a junior and a 1.70 as
a senior for coach Danny Maujer ... Was a three-year letter-winner in baseball ... Lettered one year in basketball ...
Played in the summer for the Tampa Warriors.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Naples High School in
Naples, Florida ... Earned three varsity letters in baseball ...
Played for the Eagles under head coach Rick Turner ... Graduated with honors ... Earned the Student Athlete Award ...
Helped lead team to a 33-1 record, a state championship, a
No. 6 Baseball America ranking, and an ESPN No. 1 national
ranking in 2009.

PERSONAL: Full name is Drew Buckley Jackson ... Was
born on May 11, 1993, in Naples, Florida ... Is the son of
Darvin and Jackie Jackson ... Has three younger siblings –
Jordan (16), Jami (8) and Justin (8) ... Is a Sports Management major.

Cameron Griffin Career Statistics
Year

2011
TOTAL

era

w-l

app

gs

cg

sho

sv

ip

h

r

er

bb

so

2b

3b

hr

bf

bavg

wp

hbp

bk

sfa

sha

4.50
4.50

1-1
1-1

30
30

1
1

0
0

0/0
0/0

0
0

26.0
26.0

34
34

24
24

13
13

20
20

24
24

5
5

1
1

0
0

134
134

.309
.309

6
6

1
1

0
0

1
1

2
2

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A
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‘82
‘84
‘88
‘89
‘90
‘92
‘96
‘97
‘00
‘01
‘02
‘03
‘05

Was named preseason All-Conference in voting of the ASun coaches ... Was selected as a team captain.
2011 (Junior): Was a first team All-Conference pick and
was also named to the A-Sun Championship All-Tournament team as well as the Columbia Regional All-Tournament team ... Started 60 games, all at shortstop ... Had 21
multiple-hit games and eight multiple RBI games ... Tied for
the longest hit streak on the team at 16 games, which was
during a streak in which he hit safely in 28-of-29 games
and reached base in 32 straight ... Hit .403 during his 16
game streak and .415 over the 29 games ... Had a careerhigh four hits in two games, against Savannah State (4/15)
and ETSU (5/25) ... Drove in a career-high four runs twice,
in the game against Savannah State and against N.C. State
(6/3) in the NCAA Regional ... Closed the season strong on
defense with just one error in his final 12 games.
2010 (Sophomore): Played in 43 games with 41 starts
at third base ... Had to sit out several games due to hand
injury ... Was named the Lou Bazzano Outstanding Effort
Award winner ... Earned A-Sun Academic All-Conference
honors ... Finished fourth on the team with a .352 batting
average ... Led the team, and the Atlantic Sun Conference,
in triples with six ... Had 16 multiple-hit game and 11 mul-

‘06

tiple RBI games Had a team-leading three 4-hit games ...
Tied for team lead in walks with 34 ... Had consecutive 4-hit
games against Northwestern (3/26-27) ... Was 8-for-9 with
three doubles, a triple, two stolen bases, five runs scored
and four RBI in those two games ... Was 4-for-5 with two
home runs, four runs scored and four RBI against Mercer
(4/10) ... Was 3-for-5 with a triple and a pair of RBI against
Campbell (4/1).
2009 (Freshman): Named to the TPX/Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America team by Collegiate Baseball ...
Named to the All-Ping! Baseball Freshman team ... Voted
to the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman team ... Finished second
on the Hatters and 14th in the A-Sun in batting at .363 ...
Played in 56 games with 55 starts at second base ... Was
second on team in hits with 82 ... Finished with 27 multiple-hit games and 13 multiple RBI games ... Had a 15-game
hitting streak ... Had eight three-hit games ... Began his
career with hits in eight of first nine games ... Was 3-for-3
with three RBI in his first collegiate game, vs. Boston College (2/20) ... Was 3-for-4 with a run scored against Florida
(4/15) ... Hit leadoff three times, helping the Hatters win all
three games.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Flagler Palm Coast High
School in Bunnell, Florida … Played four years of baseball
under head coach Dusty Sims as well as four years of football at FPCHS … Turned down a Division I football scholarship to play baseball for the Hatters … Set school career
records for runs scored and RBI … Also set the season RBI
record with 32 … Was named All-State, All-Area and AllConference from 2005-2008 … Hit .474 as a freshman, .416
as a sophomore, and .368 as a junior.

BEFORE STETSON: Played for coach Mitch Markham, a
former Associate Head Coach at Stetson, at Indian River
State College ... Hit .370 with eight doubles, a triple and
18 RBI during his freshman season while playing shortstop, earning second team All-Conference and team MVP
honors ... Moved behind the plate as a sophomore, hitting
.361 with 17 doubles, three triples and 23 RBI to earn first
team All-Conference and second team All-State honors ...
During the summer after his sophomore year he played for
the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs in the Florida Collegiate
Summer League, and captured the league batting title
with a .378 average ... Was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds
in the 35th round of the 2011 MLB Amateur Draft.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Palm Beach Gardens
High School where he earned three varsity letters playing
baseball for coach Joe Russo ... He received All-Conference
honors each of his three years and was selected to play
in the Dick Howser All-Star Game in 2008 as a pitcher ...
Played in high school with current Hatter Ben Carhart as
well as former Stetson star Nick Rickles.
PERSONAL: Full name is Samuel B. Kimmel ... Was born on
November 3, 1989, in West Palm Beach, Florida ... Is the son
of George Scher and Kathy Kimmel ... Is a Sociology major.

2011 (Sophomore): Saw action in 54 games, 51 as a starter
... Started games at five positions – all four infield spots as
well as DH ... Had 11 multiple-hit games and six multipleRBI games ... Had a season-high three hits twice, at Jacksonville (4/22) and against Belmont (5/19) ... Only home
run of the year was among the three hits at JU ... Had a
stretch of 17 consecutive games in which he reached base
... Had a pair of doubles in the game at Florida State (3/23).
2010 (Freshman): Was named Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America by Collegiate Baseball ... Also earned Ping!
Baseball Freshman All-America third team honors ... Was
voted to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman team...
Earned A-Sun Academic All-Conference recognition ...
Named Stetson baseball’s Co-Offensive Player of the Year
... Played in all 58 games with 57 starts, 47 of those at shortstop ... Led the Hatters in home runs with 11, runs batted
in with 50, doubles with 20 and at bats with 239 ... Tied for
10th in the A-Sun with his 20 doubles ... Finished fifth on
team in batting average at .335 ... Was second on team in
slugging percentage at .556, hits with 80 and runs scored
with 48 ... Led the Hatters in multiple RBI games with 17
... Finished tied for second on team in multiple hit games
with 25 ... Was 2-for-5 with a home run and six RBI in win
over Mercer (4/10) ... Was 4-for-5 with a double, three RBI
and three runs scored in win over Lipscomb (4/25) ... Was
4-for-5 with a home run and two RBI against Jacksonville
(5/21).
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Park Vista High School in
Lake Worth, Florida ... Was a member of the Honor Society
... Earned four varsity letters playing baseball for the Cobras under head coach Larry Greenstein ... Earned All-Area
honors three consecutive years ... Was a second team AllState pick ... Was also an academic All-America ... Hit .402
with four home runs and nine doubles as a sophomore,
.412 with five home runs and 39 RBI as a junior and .375
with four home runs as a senior.
PERSONAL: Full name is Ryan D. Lashley ... Was born on
September 17, 1990, in Boca Raton, Florida ... Is the son of
Joan and Steven Lashley of Lake Worth, Florida ... Majoring
in Sports Management.

Ryan Lashley Career Statistics
Year

2010
2011
TOTAL

avg

gp-gs

.335 58-57
.239 54-51
.293 112-108

ab

239
184
423

h

2b

3b

hr

rbi

tb

slg%

bb

hbp

so

gdp

ob%

sf sh

48 80
25 44
73 124

r

20
9
29

0
1
1

11
1
12

50 133
27 58
77 191

.556
.315
.452

10
19
29

2
0
2

42
36
78

0
1
1

.364
.300
.335

2
7
9

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1
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sb-att

1-2
2-2
3-4

a

e

fld%

122 137
236 38
358 175

po

16
6
22

.942
.979
.960

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‘88
‘89
‘90
‘00
‘05
‘06
‘07
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C
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‘70
‘82
‘84
‘88
‘89
‘90
‘92
‘96
‘97
‘00
‘01
‘02

2011 (Freshman): Saw action in 11 games, primarily as a
pinch hitter ... Had his first collegiate hit, driving in a run, at
Campbell (3/12) ... Saw limited time on defense at first base.

2011 (Junior): Saw action in just one game as a pinch hitter, reaching base and scoring a run ... Was named to the
A-Sun Academic All-Conference team for the third time.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Naples High School in
Naples, Florida ... Graduated with honors and a 4.0 GPA ...
Earned three varsity letters in baseball and one in football
... Played for the Eagles under head coach Rick Turner ...
Earned All-Area and All-Conference honors ... Was a third
team All-State pick ... As a senior, hit .490 with 35 RBI ...
On the mound, he was 4-1 with a 1.90 ERA ... Had a career
batting average of .420 and a pitching record of 10-4 ...
Helped lead team to the regional finals as a junior and to a
20-6 record and a No. 6 national ranking as a senior.

2010 (Sophomore): Was named to the A-Sun Academic
All-Conference team for the second season ... Played in
nine games, with one start ... Had a pinch-hit single at East
Tennessee State (5/1) ... Was the starting designated hitter
and picked up a pair of at bats against USC Upstate (5/7) ...
Had two at bats as a pinch hitter and DH against BethuneCookman (4/27).

PERSONAL: Full name is Kevin J. Lindheim ... Was born on
April 9, 1992, in Naples, Florida ... Is the son of Denise and
Kevin Lindheim of Naples ... Lists former Hatter, and current manager of the New Britain Rock Cats, Jeff Smith as a
big baseball influence on him ... Majoring in Sports Management.

‘03
‘05
‘06

2009 (Freshman): Earned A-Sun Academic All-Conference honors ... Was named the Lou Bazzano Outstanding
Effort Award winner ... Played in 20 games with one start ...
Had 12 appearances and two hits as a pinch hitter ... Had a
season-high four at bats, with one hit and one run scored,
in his lone start against Lipscomb (3/20) ... Had a pair of
singles in the Jacksonville series.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Santa
Fe Catholic High School in Lakeland, Florida … Was Class
Salutatorian … Played Division 2A baseball for coach
Matt Franzino … Earned
All-State honors in 2008 …
Also played four years of
football at Santa Fe.
PERSONAL: Full name is
Ethan Shane Maskolunas
... Was born on October 30,
1989, in Lakeland, Florida
… Is the son of Michelle
and Mike Maskolunas of
Lakeland … Majoring in
Chemistry.

Best outing as a starter came against North Florida (4/29)
when he worked 7.0 innings, allowing just one run on two
hits with nine strikeouts in a no decision ... Took losses in
each of his last three outings ... Had off-season surgery and
did not throw during fall practice.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Royal Palm Beach High
School in Palm Beach, Florida ... Earned varsity letters in
baseball and swimming & diving ... In baseball, he earned
first team All-County and All-Conference honors ... Played
in the FACA All-Star game ... Finished his senior season
with an 8-1 record and a 1.12 earned run average ... Played
AAU ball for Team Mizuno and All-American Prospects.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a multi-year letter winner in football
and baseball at Gulf Coast High School in Naples, Florida ...
Was a two-time All-Conference and All-Area pick ... Hit .465
during his senior year, .413 as a junior and .371 as a sophomore ... Best individual performance came against Barron
Collier when he went 4-for-4 with two doubles and a home
run ... Led his team to a Final 8 finish as a sophomore and a
conference title as a senior ... Played AAU ball for coach David Fore with the 18U SWFL team ... Was an A-B Honor Roll
student and was recognized for Academic Merit.

PERSONAL: Full name is Austin James Perez ... Was born
on May 20, 1992, in Wellington, Florida ... Is the son of Kelli
and Xavier “Harvey” Perez of Loxahatchee, Florida ... Chose
Stetson because he liked the learning environment and the
baseball program ... Is majoring in Business Administration.

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PERSONAL: Full name is Darby P. McCormick ... Was born
on October 27, 1992, in Boston, Massachusetts ... Is the son
of Kevin and Courtney McCormick ... Has two siblings, Griffin and Kaylen ... His dad and uncle both played college
baseball and the University of Massachusetts ... Is a Sports
Management major.

‘89
‘90
‘00
‘05

2011 (Freshman): Saw action in nine games as a relief
pitcher, working a total of 10.2 innings ... Longest outing of
the year came against Belmont in the A-Sun Tournament
(5/25) when he worked 3.0 innings, allowing two runs on
two hits while throwing 50 pitches ... Was named to the
Ethan Maskolunas
A-Sun Academic All-Conference team for the second time.
Year

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Seminole High School in
Sanford, Florida ... Earned three varsity letters as a mem2011 (Freshman): Was named to the Atlantic Sun Confer- ber of the baseball team ... Played under head coach Mike
Powers ... During his senior season, finished with a 5-2 reence All-Freshman team ... Appeared in 21 games, theAustin
last Perez
eight as a starter ... Earned his first collegiate victory in his cord with 97 strikeouts and a 1.74 ERA.
Year
avg gp-gs
ab
r
h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att
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e fld%
first appearance, throwing 10 pitches in one-third of an in- PERSONAL: Full name is Justin E. Pickens ... Was born on
ning against Georgia in the season-opener ... Earned his May 16, 1991, in Sanford, Florida ... Is the son of Deanna
second win against Savannah State (4/15) with 6.0 innings and Joseph Pickens of Sanford ... Is majoring in Integrative
of
earned
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bb so 2b 3b hr
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relief in his second outing of the year at Bethune-Cookman (2/23)
... Posted a 2.26 ERA in
his 28 relief appearances, but had an 8.48 ERA
in his three starts, all
of which came against
NCAA Regional teams
(UCF, FSU, N.C. State)
... Earned a victory in
relief against Florida
State (3/23) with 3.2
strong innings in which
he allowed one run on
five hits with five strikeouts ... Did not allow an
earned run in 21 of his
28 relief appearances.

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‘82
‘84
‘88
‘89
‘90
‘92
‘96
‘97
‘00
‘01

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Coral Springs Christian
Academy in Coral Springs, Florida ... Was a four-year letterwinner in baseball and also lettered in basketball and football ... Was twice named team MVP ... Twice led his team
to district titles ... Was a three-time All-Conference and AllCounty middle infielder ... Hit .443 during his senior season with six home runs and 38 RBI ... As a junior, batted
.439 with three homers and 33 RBI ... Hit .440 during his
sophomore season with three home runs and 28 RBI ... Batted .427 as a freshman with two homers and 26 RBI .... Was
3-for-5 with a home run and six RBI in his team’s win over
state champion Westminster ... Played in the summer for
the South Florida Elite squad ... Was named to the academic honor roll each year and was a member of the National
Honor Society ... Was also selected as class vice president.

2010 (Sophomore):
Led the Hatters and was fifth in the Atlantic Sun Conference in appearances with 29 ... Tied for sixth in the league
in saves with five ... Earned a spot on the A-Sun Academic
All-Conference team ... Worked a season-high 4.2 innings,
posting a season-high four strikeouts, against BethuneCookman (3/16) ... Equaled season-high with four strikeouts to earn his first save of season against Northwestern
(3/26) ... Pitched 4.1 innings to pick up a win over FGCU
(3/20) ... Worked one inning to earn a save against USF
(3/30).

PERSONAL: Full name is Robert Kyle Pitts ... Was born on
April 10, 1993 in Miami ... Is the son of Jay and Lisa Pitts ...
Has one sister, Kristi ... Is a General Business major.

2009 (Freshman): Was second on the team, and tied for
fourth in the A-Sun, with 28 appearances ... Tied for the
team lead in saves with three ... Threw the most innings in
relief for the Hatters with 45.2 ... Struck out a season-high
five batters in 3.0 innings of work against James Madison
(3/7) ... First career save came against JU (3/14) with 3.2
innings of work, allowing just two hits with three strikeouts ... Earned his first career win with 1.1 innings of relief
against Bethune-Cookman (3/17) ... Threw a season-high
4.0 innings and picked up a victory over USC Upstate (4/3).

‘02
‘03
‘05
‘06
‘07

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Charlotte High School in
Punta Gorda, Florida … Played 5A baseball for coach Josh
Corr … Was an All-State performer in 2008 … Played in
the Senior All-Star SWFL Showcase … Was Most Valuable
Pitcher in the Sarasota Classic ... Earned ABC Athlete of the
Week honor as well as Sun Herald Athlete of the Week …
Was a member of the National Honor Society.

‘11
Was named to the Watch List for the 2012 Stopper of the
Year Award.

R 2011 (Junior): Assumed the primary closer’s role early in
E the year and finished the season with a team-leading eight
saves in 31 appearances on the mound ... Made three starts
G late in the season ... Team had a 23-8 record in games he PERSONAL: Full name is Robert Arlie Powell ... Was born
in ... Earned a three inning save in his first appear- in Port Charlotte, Florida … Is the son of Dana and Robert
I appeared
ance of the year, holding Georgia to a run on one hit over Powell of Punta Gorda, Florida … Is an Integrative Health
Science major.
O 3.0 innings with four strikeouts (2/18) ... Earned a victory in
N Robbie Powell Career Statistics
4.53 2-5
28
0
0 0/0
3
45.2 41 25 23 13 32
3
1
8 192 .243
3
3
3
2
4
A 2009
2010
4.89 2-1
29
0
0 0/0
5
42.1 53 31 23 10 34
7
2
5 194 .299
4
1
0
2
4
3.42 5-3
31
3
0 0/1
8
55.1 51 27 21 14 47
8
2
5 234 .250
0
7
0
5
4
L 2011
TOTAL
4.21 9-9
88
3
0 0/1
16 143.1 145 83 67 37 113 18
5 18 620 .264
7 11
3
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PERSONAL: Full name is Benjamin D. Rakus ... Was born
on July 9, 1993, in Massachusetts ... Is the son of Ed and
Judith Rakus ... Has two brothers – Eric and Keith – both of
who were college athletes, one in football at Lehigh and
the other played baseball at Vermont ... Is a Sports Management major.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a multi-year letter-winners in baseball
and golf at New Smyrna Beach High School for coach Jose
Fernandez ... Set the school record for batting average and
RBI as a hitter while also setting marks for wins and strikeouts on the mound ... As a junior, he batted .375 and had
an ERA of 1.35 ... Tossed 12 innings in one day to help team
win a state championship ... Was an honor roll student and
was named the sports marketing student of the year.
PERSONAL: Full name is Joshua Lee Powers ... Was born
on February 13, 1993, in Daytona Beach, Florida ... Is the
son of Marvin and Pamela Powers ... Has two sisters – Sarah
and Rachel ... Is a Marketing major.

2011 (Sophomore): Saw action in 25 games, two as a
starter in the outfield ... Was limited for most of the season
after breaking his finger on a bunt attempt at Florida State
(3/23) ... Had just one hit in nine at bats following the injury ... Was selected to the A-Sun Academic All-Conference
team for the second time.
2010 (Freshman): Played in 42 games with 21 starts before suffering a season-ending wrist injury diving for a ball
in right field ... Earned A-Sun All-Academic Team honors ...
A solid defensive outfielder who committed just one error in 64 chances for a .984 fielding percentage ... Finished
with six multiple-hit games ... Longest hitting streak of the
season was four games ... Was 3-for-4 with a double and a
run scored against Kansas State (3/5) ... Picked up a pair of
RBI with a pinch-hit single in win over Old Dominion (3/14)
... Was 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored in win
over Campbell (4/1).

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-year letter winner in baseball,
basketball and football at Suffield Academy in West Suffield, Connecticut ... In baseball he was second team AllLeague player for coach Bryan Brissette as a freshman and
sophomore before earning first team honors as a junior
and senior . .. Was named team MVP following his junior
and senior seasons and was named Player of the Year as
a senior in 2011 ... As a senior, he posted a 6-1 record with
a 1.25 ERA with 77 strikeouts in 44.2 innings of work ... As
a junior, was 5-2 with a 3.22 ERA with 74 strikeouts in 45.2
innings ... Helped his team to a 14-1 record and a Western
New England championship ... Played American Legion
ball for the Winsor Locks, earning Pitcher of the Year honors and posting a total record of 23-4 ... Was an honor roll
student as a freshman and senior.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Lawton Chiles High
School in Tallahassee, Florida ... Earned Commended
Scholar status and was an Honor Roll member ... Earned
two varsity letters in baseball ... Played for the Timberwolves under head coach Greg Jones ... Was district Player
of the Year, All-Big Bend Conference and honorable mention All-State ... Batted .417 with three home runs as a senior ... Helped team to a state runner-up finish in class 5A.
PERSONAL: Full name is James W. Rasmussen ... Was born
on November 18, 1990, in Tallahassee, Florida ... Is the son
of Joanne and David Rasmussen of Tallahassee ... Is majoring in Finance.

James Rasmussen Career Statistics
Year

2010
2011
TOTAL

gp-gs

ab

r

h

2b

3b

hr

rbi

tb

slg%

bb

hbp

so

gdp

ob%

sf sh

.272 42-21
.143 25-2
.253 67-23

avg

81
14
95

11
5
16

22
2
24

3
0
3

0
0
0

0
0
0

10
1
11

25
2
27

.309
.143
.284

7
1
8

2
0
2

25
5
30

0
0
0

.344
.200
.324

0
0
0

1
2
3

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po

a

e

fld%

1-1
1-1
2-2

62
15
77

1
1
2

1
1
2

.984
.941
.975

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‘89
‘90
‘00
‘05
‘06
‘07
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Championship under Coach Dave Parra.
PERSONAL: Full name is Garrett R. Russini ... Was born on
June 7, 1993, in Sarasota, Florida ... Is the son of Bill and
Annie Russini ... Has one brother, Patrick ... Is undecided on
a major.

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‘82
‘84
‘88
‘89
‘90
‘92
‘96
‘97
‘00
‘01

2011: Sat out the season as a redshirt.
BEFORE STETSON: Played at Florida State College in Jacksonville ... Posted a career record 4-1 in 96 innings pitched
... Recorded 61 strikeouts and seven saves.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from DeLand High School in
DeLand, Florida ... Was an Honor Roll student ... Earned
three letters in baseball and three in football ... Was 7-2
with a 1.19 ERA and 87 strikeouts in 59 innings as a senior
... Over his career, was 13-3 with a 1.84 ERA ... Was a first
team All-County pick ... Was first team All-Conference and
second team All-State ... Helped team reach state playoffs
in 2006 and 2007.

Returns as the defending Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher
of the Year, an award he was selected to win again in preseason voting of the league coaches ... Was selected as a
third team TPX/Louisville Slugger preseason All-American
... Was also a preseason All-Conference pick by the coaches.
2011 (Sophomore): Was selected as the A-Sun Pitcher of
the Year despite missing the final six weeks of the season,
including the conference tournament and NCAA Regional,
after being hit by a batted ball against Jacksonville ... In his
10 starts, he posted a sparkling 8-0 record with a league
best 1.40 ERA ... Allowed just nine earned runs on the season, three of which came in his only sub-par start, which
lasted just 2.1 innings against Central Michigan (3/6) ...
Only other no decision came against Mercer (3/19) despite
holding the Bears to two runs on eight hits, with a careerhigh tying 10 strikeouts, over 6.1 innings ... Longest outing
came against ETSU (3/26) when he worked 7.2 innings, allowing one run on three hits with seven strikeouts ... Did
not allow a home run, and only allowed nine extra-base
hits, in his 57.2 innings of work ... Threw a season-high 115
pitches against Jacksonville (4/22) over 6.0 innings in his
final appearance of the season ... Was named to the A-Sun
Academic All-Conference team for a second time.

PERSONAL: Full name is Chad M. Rood ... Was born in DeLand, Florida ... Is the son of Debbie and Mark Rood of DeLand ... His brother Mark also played at Stetson ... Chose Stetson because he could get a great education and has always
been interested in being a Hatter ... Is a Sports Business major.

‘02
‘03
‘05
‘06
‘07

2010 (Freshman): Was a two-way player, seeing action in
51 games with 45 starts as a position player to go with 16
appearances on the mound, with five starts ... Was named
to the A-Sun Academic All-Conference team ... As a pitcher,
he finished with a 3-3 record and an 8.12 ERA ... Recorded
45 strikeouts in just 44.1 innings of work ... Took a no hitter
into the 9th inning before surrendering a one-out single

‘11
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-year letter winner in baseball at Braden River High School in Bradenton, Florida ...
Also lettered one year in football ... Played AAU ball for the
All-American Prospects and the Braden River Hurricanes
... Helped the Prospects to a USA Baseball 16U National

against Central Michigan (3/10) in his first collegiate start
... Struck out career-high 10 batters in that game and, for
his efforts, he was named the A-Sun Pitcher of the Week
and was listed on the College Baseball Foundation/Diamond Sports National All-Star Lineup for the week ending March 14 ... Also earned victories against Mercer (4/10)
and Jacksonville (5/21) in relief ... As a position player, he
primarily played first base (30 games), but also saw action
at third base (14) and as the DH (1) ... Hit .301 on the season
and finished third on the team in doubles with 15... Had 14
multiple-hit games and eight multiple RBI games ... Had
a season-high hitting streak of eight games ... Was 4-for4 with two doubles, a home run, five RBI and three runs
scored in win over USC Upstate (5/8).
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Jupiter High school in Jupiter, Florida ... Was a member of the Order of the Arrow
for four years, as well as the Lamp of Knowledge ... Earned
three varsity letters as a member of the Warriors baseball
team ... Batted .450 with eight home runs and 36 RBI as
a senior ... Led Palm Beach County in home runs ... Was a
FACA All-Star and a Dick Howser All-Star ... Helped team
earn back-to-back state championships ... Team was 22-6
his senior season.
PERSONAL: Full name is Kurt M. Schluter ... Was born on
November 20, 1990, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida ... Is
the son of Andrea and Karl Schluter of Jupiter, Florida ...
Chose Stetson because of its great tradition and baseball
program ... Is a Finance major.

2011 (Junior): Saw action in all 63 games, 61 as the starter
in center field ... Recorded 15 multiple-high games and
seven multiple RBI games ... Had a season-best 10-game
hit streak during which he hit .459 ... Had a season-high
three hits in a game four times ... Had three hits, scored
two runs, and stole a season-high three bases against Savannah State (4/17) ... Handed 161 chances in the outfield
with just two errors.
2010 (Sophomore): Named Stetson’s team MVP in his
first season as a Hatter ... Was the only Hatter to start all
58 games ... Led the team in hits with 87 and runs scored
with 51 ... Finished second on the team, and 14th in the
Atlantic Sun Conference, with a .373 batting average ... Led
the team, and was fourth in the A-Sun, with 24 stolen bases
... Finished with a .988 fielding average leading all Stetson
outfielders ... Led the team in multiple hit games with 27...
Was tied for third on team in multiple RBI games with 11
... Had a season-high 17 game hitting streak ... Had nine
three-hit games ... Was 3-for-3 with three runs scored and
a stolen base in win over FGCU (3/20) ... Was 3-for-4 with
three RBI in win over Campbell (4/2) ... Was 2-for-4 with a
pair of doubles and a run scored in win over Belmont (4/16).
BEFORE STETSON: Played his freshman season (2008) at
Division II Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida
... Hit .333 with six home runs ... Transferred to Seminole
Community College, but was forced to sit out most of the
2009 season due to injury, receiving a medical redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Bishop Moore High
School in Orlando, Florida ... Played baseball for head
coach Dave Wheeler ... Earned four varsity letters in baseball ... Earned first team All-County, first team All-Central
Florida and first team All-State honors ... Helped team win
a state championship in 2007.
PERSONAL: Full name is Spencer J. Theisen ... Was born in
Orlando, Florida ... Is the son of Cynthia and Robert Theisen
of Longwood, Florida ... Chose Stetson because of the academics, the coaching staff and the area ... Is majoring in
Business Administration.

Spencer Theisen Career Statistics
Year

2010
2011
TOTAL

avg

gp-gs

.373 58-58
.276 63-61
.325 121-119

ab

233
232
465

h

2b

3b

hr

rbi

tb

slg%

bb

hbp

so

gdp

ob%

sf sh

51 87
30 64
81 151

r

13
12
25

3
3
6

3
0
3

43 115
29 82
72 197

.494
.353
.424

22
18
40

7
8
15

20
32
52

0
2
2

.436
.349
.393

4
0
4

Kyle Zech

sb-att

po

a

e

fld%

2 24-32
7 13-17
9 37-49

166
158
324

2
1
3

2
2
4

.988
.988
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‘82
‘84
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‘89
‘90
‘92
‘96
‘97
‘00

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a two-year letter winner for coach
Mike Smith Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte
Springs, Florida ... Was a two-way player in high school ...
In limited action on the mound, posted a 2-0 record with a
2.50 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 14 innings of work ... Played
AAU ball for the Orlando Scorpions and coach Sal Lombardo ... Was an honorable mention All-Florida selection
by Perfect Game ... Was a member of the National Honor
Society, the Student Athlete Leadership Team and served
as a locker room assistant for the Orlando Magic.
PERSONAL: Full name is Tyler B. Warmoth ... Was born on
June 4, 1992, in Orlando, Florida ... Is the son of Greg and
Christie Warmoth ... Has a brother, J.T., who plays baseball
at Embry-Riddle ... Has a younger brother, Logan ... Is a Finance major.

‘01
‘02
‘03
‘05

Kyle Zech Career Statistics
Year

‘11

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Naples High School in
Naples, Florida ... Was an Honor Roll student ... Earned the
Student-Athlete Award ... Earned the Gulf Coast Foot and
Ankle Student-Athlete Award ... Earned three varsity letters in both baseball and football ... Played baseball for the
Eagles under head coach Rick Turner ... Hit .370 with 11 RBI
as a sophomore ... As a junior, he hit .447 with 26 doubles,
26 RBI and 20 stolen bases ... Helped lead the 2009 team to
a 33-1 record, a state championship and a national No. 1
ranking ... Was All-State, All-Area, All-County and All-Conference ... As a senior, he hit .553 with five home runs, 25
RBI and 26 stolen bases ... Was named Most Valuable Hitter
... Earned All-County, All-Area and All-Tournament honors
... Played on 2007 football state championship team.
PERSONAL: Full name is Kyle A. Zech ... Was born on March
25, 1992, in Naples, Florida ... Is the son of Michelle and
Brian Zech of Naples ... Has not yet declared a major.

‘06
‘07

2011 (Freshman): Saw action in 39 games, 20 as a starter
in the outfield ... Had his first collegiate hit in his first at
bat, as a pinch hitter against Maine (3/1) ... Made his first
start against Siena (3/16) and delivered a pair of hits, including a double ... Had two hits against USC Upstate (4/2)
in his third start and followed up the next day with an RBI
triple against the Spartans ... Had a season-high three hits
against Savannah State (4/15) ... Handled 42 chances in the
outfield without an error.

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
COLUMBIA
ILLINOIS
CENTRAL MICHIGAN
CENTRAL MICHIGAN
at Bethune-Cookman
at Campbell
at Campbell-1
at Campbell-2
SIENA
SIENA
MERCER
MERCER
MERCER
BETHUNE-COOKMAN
at #4 Florida State
ETSU
ETSU
ETSU
at #23 UCF
at USC Upstate
at USC Upstate-1
at USC Upstate-2
KENNESAW STATE
KENNESAW STATE
KENNESAW STATE
USF
SAVANNAH STATE
SAVANNAH STATE
SAVANNAH STATE
at USF
at Jacksonville
at Jacksonville-1
at Jacksonville-2
BETHUNE-COOKMAN
UNF
UNF
UNF
at FGCU
at FGCU
at FGCU
#6 FLORIDA STATE
FIU
at Lipscomb
at Lipscomb
at Lipscomb
UCF
BELMONT
BELMONT
BELMONT
vs Belmont
vs ETSU
vs Jacksonville
vs NC State
vs #4 South Carolina
vs NC State
vs #4 South Carolina

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
COLUMBIA
ILLINOIS
CENTRAL MICHIGAN
CENTRAL MICHIGAN
at Bethune-Cookman
at Campbell
at Campbell
at Campbell
SIENA
SIENA
MERCER
MERCER
MERCER
BETHUNE-COOKMAN
at Florida State
ETSU
ETSU
ETSU
at UCF
at USC Upstate
at USC Upstate
at USC Upstate
KENNESAW STATE
KENNESAW STATE
KENNESAW STATE
USF
SAVANNAH STATE
SAVANNAH STATE
SAVANNAH STATE
at USF
at Jacksonville
at Jacksonville
at Jacksonville
BETHUNE-COOKMAN
UNF
UNF
UNF
at FGCU
at FGCU
at FGCU
FLORIDA STATE
FIU
at Lipscomb
at Lipscomb
at Lipscomb
UCF
BELMONT
BELMONT
BELMONT
vs Belmont
vs ETSU
vs Jacksonville
vs NC State
vs South Carolina
vs NC State
vs South Carolina

GEORGIA
GEORGIA
GEORGIA
at Bethune-Cookman
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
COLUMBIA
ILLINOIS
CENTRAL MICHIGAN
CENTRAL MICHIGAN
at Bethune-Cookman
at Campbell
at Campbell
at Campbell
SIENA
SIENA
MERCER
MERCER
MERCER
BETHUNE-COOKMAN
at Florida State
ETSU
ETSU
ETSU
at UCF
at USC Upstate
at USC Upstate
at USC Upstate
KENNESAW STATE
KENNESAW STATE
KENNESAW STATE
USF
SAVANNAH STATE
SAVANNAH STATE
SAVANNAH STATE
at USF
at Jacksonville
at Jacksonville
at Jacksonville
BETHUNE-COOKMAN
UNF
UNF
UNF
at FGCU
at FGCU
at FGCU
FLORIDA STATE
FIU
at Lipscomb
at Lipscomb
at Lipscomb
UCF
BELMONT
BELMONT
BELMONT
vs Belmont
vs ETSU
vs Jacksonville
vs NC State
vs South Carolina
vs NC State
vs South Carolina

2011 Stetson Season In Review
The 2011 Stetson Hatters went into the season with a goal
of returning to the top of the Atlantic Sun Conference. Consider
that mission accomplished.
The Hatters dominated the race to the regular season
league crown, clinching the regular season title with a Friday
night win at Lipscomb with another week left to play in the season. Stetson wound up winning the title by four games over second place Jacksonville.
Amazingly, winning the regular season title for the first time
since 2007 was not as easy as it appeared on the surface. The Hatters went the final four weeks of the regular season, as well as
through the post-season, without their No. 1 starter Kurt Schluter.
The fact that Schluter was still named the league’s Pitcher of
the Year in addition to earning numerous All-America accolades
is a testament to how dominant he was. The sophomore posted
an 8-0 record in his 10 starts with a 1.40 ERA and 55 strikeouts in
57.2 innings of work.
There were plenty of players who stepped in to take up the
slack after Schluter was hit by a batted ball. Juniors Will Dorsey
(7-6, 4.52) and Lindsey Caughel (6-2, 4.88) had strong seasons
on the mound. Even though Caughel also missed time due to injury, he was named second team All-Conference and was a 35th
round pick of the Baltimore Orioles after the season. Another junior, Tucker Donahue (3-3, 3.76) stepped into the rotation and
pitched well enough to get drafted by the Texas Rangers in the
38th round of the MLB Draft.
The Hatters also got plenty of help from the bull pen. Juniors Jake Boyd (9-1, 2.93, six saves) and Robbie Powell (5-3, 3.42,
eight saves) anchored the back end of the pen with dominant
effectiveness. Sophomore Joe Dye (1-0, 3.95) proved to be a
work-horse, appearing in 35 games on the mound.
There were also newcomers who stepped in and performed
well. Freshman Austin Perez was named to the A-Sun All-Freshman team after posting a 2-3 record with a 4.64 ERA in 21 appearances, including eight starts. Another freshman, Cameron
Griffin (1-1, 4.50) appeared in 30 games on the mound.
While the Hatters hurlers were getting the job done on the
mound, the Stetson hitters were also making a mark. While the
Hatters finished fifth in the A-Sun in hitting (.295) and fourth in
runs scored (395), they were they only team to produce three
first team All-Conference selections. Juniors Nick Rickles, Robert
Crews and Mark Jones were all first team picks.
Rickles, the Hatters’ catcher, led the team with a .347 average, 20 doubles and 12 home runs while slugging a team-leading .600. In addition to his league honors, Rickles was a second
team All-America pick by Baseball America, third team by Collegiate Baseball was a finalist for the Johnny Bench Award. He was
drafted in the 14th round of the MLB Draft by the Oakland A’s and
started his professional career after the Stetson season ended.
Jones and Crews both hit better than .330 on the season while
anchoring the middle of the Hatters infield defense. They combined to drive in 76 runs and steal 27 bases during the season.
In addition to the veterans up the middle, newcomer Ben
Carhart proved himself to be a dangerous middle-of-the-order
hitter. Originally signed to be the Stetson closer, he only appeared on the mound in one game due to ankle problems, but
he made his mark by leading the team with 63 runs batted in
while hitting .323 with seven home runs.
Fans had a pretty good idea that they 2011 season would
be special when the Hatters opened the year with a three-game
home sweep of Georgia. By late March the Hatters had raced out
to a 20-4 record that included a 7-1 league mark and a win, on

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Junior Nick Rickles drove in the winning run against N.C. State in the
regional opener and was then a 14th round pick of the Oakland A’s.
the road, against No. 4 Florida State.
After a three-game slide in late March slowed the momentum, the Hatters got things going again. The team responded
with a season-best nine-game win streak that turned into a
stretch of winning 16-of-18 through the first week of May.
Down the stretch, as the injuries continued to have an effect, the Hatters went 2-6 to close the regular season and then
posted a 1-2 mark in the A-Sun Tournament.
The reward Stetson received for an outstanding year was a
trip back to the NCAA Tournament for the 17th time in school
history. The destination was Columbia, SC, where the defending
NCAA champion Gamecocks were set to begin defense of their
title.
The Hatters opened the regional with a thrilling walk-off victory over North Carolina State on a single by Rickles that drove
home Sean Emory with the winning run.
Stetson faced the then fourth-ranked Gamecocks in the second game, dropping an 11-5 decision to send the Hatters into an
elimination game with N.C. State. Stetson jumped on top of the
Wolfpack early in the second meeting and then held on for a 5-3
victory to earn another shot at the Gamecocks.
The second game with USC started on Sunday afternoon,
but had to be carried over to Monday because of bad weather.
The Hatters were down 4-1 when play was halted, and closed to
within 4-2 going to the ninth inning when the Gamecocks exploded for four runs to put the game, and the season for Stetson,
to an end.
South Carolina, of course, went on to win its second consecutive College World Series.

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Final Standings
All-Conference Teams
A Team
A-Sun
Pct.
Overall
Pct. First Team
Second Team
23-7
.767
43-20
.683 Pos. Name
A Stetson*
School Pos. Name
School
Jacksonville
19-11
.633
37-24
.607

On their way to a conference championship, the 2000 Stetson team set school
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Single Game Records
Individual Batting
Runs Scored:

5

Hits:
Doubles:

6
3

Triples:
Home Runs:

3
3
3
3
8

Runs Batted In:
Total Bases:

13

Walks:

5

Strikeouts:

4

Stolen Bases:

5

Four times
last by Jeremy Cruz vs. ETSU (5/16/08)
Ned French vs. Charleston (5/9/98)
14 times
last by Nick Rickles vs. Bethune-Cookman (3/22/11)
by Ed Cooney vs. Flagler (2/7/90)
Ian Church vs. Samford (4/26/03)
Mike Sempeles vs. Georgia Southern (4/29/90)
Robert Crews vs. Georgia (2/27/10)
three times
last by Frank Corr vs. Florida Atlantic (4/29/00)
three times
last by Robert Crews vs. Georgia (2/27/10)
three times
last by Brian Snyder vs. Mercer (4/6/01)
10 times
last by Nick Palmisano vs. Maine (3/4/05)
four times
last by Louie Stawarz vs. Siena (4/10/80)

In 2002, Chris Westervelt became the
first person in Atlantic Sun Conference
history to be named an All-American
and an Academic All-American in the
same season. He then repeated the
accomplishment in 2004.

Opponent
at Ormond Hotel
at Florida Southern
at Florida Southern
at Carlstrom Field
at Carlstrom Field
at Rollins
at Rollins
at Daytona (FSL)
Daytona (FSL)
at Daytona (FSL)
Rollins
Rollins
at St. Augustine (FSL)
at St. Augustine (FSL)

Miami (OH)
Amherst
Amherst
Amherst
at Georgia Southern
at Georgia Southern
at Georgia
at Furman
at Furman
at South Carolina
at Georgia Tech
at Georgia Tech
Rollins
Rollins
Florida
at Florida
at South Florida
South Florida
at Florida Southern
at Rollins
Jacksonville
Jacksonville
at Jacksonville
at Florida State
at Florida State

Coach:
Opponent
UL Lafayette
Furman
Furman
Duke
Duke
Yale
Yale
Wabash
Clemson
at South Alabama
at South Alabama
at West Florida
at West Florida
at Florida State
at Florida State
Williams
Air Force
Air Force
Florida State

Ball State
Wheaton
St. Leo
Old Dominion
Old Dominion
William & Mary
Eckerd College
Rollins
Tufts
Tennessee Wesleyan
Tennessee Wesleyan
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Siena
Georgia Southern
Georgia Southern
Georgia Southern
Williams
Delaware
Siena
Notre Dame
at South Carolina
at Furman
at Newberry
at Furman
at Mercer-Atlanta
at Mercer-Atlanta
at Georgia Tech
South Florida
at Tampa
at Tampa
F.I.T.
at Rollins
at South Florida
F.I.T.
at St. Leo
at South Florida
at Jacksonville
at Jacksonville
at Eckerd College
at Florida
at Miami (FL)
at Miami (FL)
at FIU
at FIU
South Florida
UCF
Jacksonville

Year-By-Year Results
South Florida
South Florida
South Florida
Jacksonville
at Georgia Southern
at Georgia Southern
at Georgia Southern
at Jacksonville
Bethune-Cookman
Bethune-Cookman
Rollins
at South Florida
at South Florida
at South Florida
Florida
Florida

University President Dr. Wendy B. Libby
Stetson University entered a new era
of leadership in July 2009 when Dr. Wendy
B. Libby became the university’s ninth
president.
Formerly president of Stephens
College in Columbia, Mo., the nation’s
second-oldest women’s institution, Libby
has had a broad career in higher education
and private industry. An expert in strategic
planning, she plans to build on Stetson’s
values-centered heritage and tradition
of academic excellence and communityengaged service learning while moving
Stetson forward.
Prior to her six years at Stephens College, Libby served as
vice president for business affairs and chief financial officer at
Furman University, Greenville, S.C., from 1995 to 2003. She has
28 years of administrative and teaching experience in higher
education, at institutions including Westbrook College (now part
of the University of New England), the University of Hartford, the
University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, The Ohio
State University and Cornell University.
A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Libby earned her doctorate in
Educational Administration from the University of Connecticut.
Her undergraduate degree, in Biology with a concentration in
Genetics, is from Cornell University. She earned an MBA, with a
concentration in Finance, from Cornell’s Johnson Graduate School

of Management.
Libby is a member of numerous higher education
organizations. Last fall, she led a delegation of six college presidents
in a visit to Ewha University in Seoul, South Korea. In honor of her
outstanding leadership, Libby received the 2007 Athena Award
from the Columbia (Mo.) Chamber of Commerce Women’s Network
for her support of women in realizing their full leadership potential
and for contributing
to the quality of life
in the community.
In May, she received
the 2009 Outstanding
Higher Education
Professional Alumni
Award at the University
of Connecticut.
She and her
husband, Dr. Richard
M. Libby, have two
sons, Glenn and wife
Ginger, and Gregg
and wife Lori, four
grandchildren, a
great-granddaughter,
and three dogs.
An avid reader, she
enjoys cooking and
entertaining.

Director of Athletics Jeff Altier
Jeff Altier, a 27-year veteran of the Stetson
University athletic department, is in his 15th
year as Director of Athletics. During his
tenure, Altier has earned a reputation as an
outstanding fundraiser and a leader with
an eye on the future, and is noted for his
active participation in the NCAA governance
structure.
Altier, captain of the nationally-ranked
1982 Hatter baseball team, earned both
his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from
Stetson. Upon wrapping up his Stetson
baseball career, he spent two years as a
player/coach developing the sport in Perth, Australia. He then
returned to Stetson as an assistant coach before being promoted
to Ticket Manager, Director of Athletic Promotions, and then
Associate Athletic Director. In these rolls, he spearheaded the
department’s development efforts as well as oversaw athletic
marketing and promotions, concessions and travel coordination.
He was named Director of Athletics in 1996.
Altier also served as Tournament Manager for the NCAA Division
I Southeast First and Second Round Men’s basketball tournament
hosted by Stetson in 1993 and 1996 at the Orlando Arena, and as
Tournament Director for the 1999 and 2004 tournament.
Stetson has taken great strides in the area of gender equity
under Altier, increasing scholarships, participation opportunities
and staffing for women’s athletics. The unprecedented success
of the women’s tennis, golf, soccer, basketball and softball teams
in conference competition during Altier’s tenure are evidence of
his commitment to women’s athletics. In fact, under his direction
Stetson’s women’s and men’s teams have won an impressive 15
conference championships.
A hallmark of Altier’s professional career was the building of
Stetson’s $4.5 million baseball facility, Melching Field at Conrad
Park. Built in conjunction with the City of DeLand, Melching Field is
regarded as one of the nation’s premiere college baseball facilities.

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Altier then turned his attention to construction of an on-campus
softball facility, which broke ground in 2002 and was ready for
competition in February of 2003. The Patricia Wilson Field has
been named Collegiate Softball Field of the Year four times.
He was also instrumental in securing new state-of-the-art field
lighting for both the softball and soccer fields in 2005. Under his
guidance, the Athletic Department has seen the addition of the
new Wilson Athletic Center, a $ 1.5 million health and wellness
facility for the use of Stetson student-athletes.
Stetson athletics has continued to grow under Altier’s
guidance. Three new sports have or will be added in the next
year, with sand volleyball starting competition in the spring of
2012, women’s lacrosse in the spring of 2013 and the return of
football in the fall of 2013. The program is also growing in terms
of staffing and facilities, with construction currently under way
on a facility that will house the football, lacrosse and both soccer
programs, along with practice field for football and practice and
game fields for soccer and lacrosse.
Altier’s leadership has extended beyond campus, as he
has taken on Atlantic Sun Conference leadership roles, chairing
many committees and serving as conference vice-president.
Additionally, he has served on the National Association of College
Directors of Athletics Division IAAA board of directors, the NCAA
A.E.C. Cabinet and is currently a member of the prestigious
NCAA Leadership Council. Locally he has served as president
of the DeLand Rotary Club, vice-president of the DeLand Sports
Redevelopment Association, and is a graduate of Leadership
DeLand and Leadership Orlando. He is currently a member of
the board of directors of the Central Florida Sports Commission.
Altier was honored as the West Volusia Sportsperson of the Year
for 2004. In 2011 Altier was recognized by his peers in the National
Association of Collegiate Director of Athletics as the Under Armour
Southeast Region Division I Athletic Director of the Year.
Altier’s family includes wife, Sarah (Booker) (Stetson B.A. ’82,
M.Ed. ’96), and children Heath (Stetson M.B.A. ’09), Brianne, and
Garrett.

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facilities that the Hatter athletic programs call home.
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Since 1974, the J. Ollie Edmunds Center has been home
to Stetson men’s basketball, women’s basketball and volleyball
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73-58 in the inaugural Edmunds Center game on Dec. 5, 1974.
In the 36 seasons since that time, the Hatters have amassed over
330 total victories in their home building.
Maintaining a top-notch athletic facility is a continual process,
and the work at the Edmunds Center has been at a pace to keep
up with the development of the athletic program itself.
Over the past several years, the Edmunds Center has received
a number of physical modifications and equipment upgrades.
The scoreboards, shot clocks, bench seating, illuminated media
tables, floor design and lobby showcase have all recently been
upgraded. In 2000, the maplewood floor was completely sanded
and repainted, and new scoreboards were installed. In 2003,
banners were hung in the Edmunds Center rafters for each
member of the Stetson Basketball Hall of Fame. And in 2005,
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The 4,000-seat Edmunds Center is home to Stetson men’s and
women’s basketball and Stetson volleyball.
the building.
Eight modern locker rooms are housed in the Edmunds
Center, among them the men’s and women’s basketball, men’s
and women’s soccer, softball and volleyball locker rooms.
The Edmunds Center houses coaches and staff offices. In
addition, the complex contains the crew team workout facility,
dressing rooms, the ticket office and an athletic training room.
The Edmunds Center was home to the men’s 1991 and 1996
Trans America Athletic Conference Tournaments as well as the
women’s tournament in 1997. It also served as training camp site
for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association in
1992 and 1993, and hosted the NCAA Volleyball Tournament First
Round in 1996.
Down the street is the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center, home of
the Stetson men’s and women’s tennis programs. Located on the
east-side of the DeLand campus, the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center
was completed in late 1996.
The state-of-the-art facility is named in honor of Mandy Marie
Stoll who was the tennis team’s top player when she was killed
in an automobile accident in April 1988 during her junior year.
During her three years as a member of the Stetson tennis team,
she set school records of 20 consecutive wins and 27 wins in one
season.
The facility includes six courts, with plans for six additional
courts in the future, a kiosk, three gazebos, courtside bleachers
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The Mandy Stoll Tennis Center is home to the Stetson Men’s
and Women’s Tennis teams.
one for Mary Estella Palmer McNamara, the late wife of SU trustee
Dennis McNamara of Orlando and a Stetson graduate; one in
honor of former Stetson tennis coach Vicky Pate, also a Stetson
alumna; and one in memory of Mandy Stoll.
The Mandy Stoll Tennis Center has served as the host location
for four Atlantic Sun Conference Men’s and Women’s Tennis
Championships.
Adjacent to the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center is the Stetson
Soccer Complex. The women’s soccer team has played all their
home matches at the complex since their inception in 1993,
and the men’s program has played on the field for over 30 years.
In 2005, a new scoreboard and state-of-the-art lighting were
installed to allow the Hatters to play night matches for the first
time. In 2006, dugouts were installed. The complex hosted the
Atlantic Sun Men’s Soccer Championship Tournament in 2006 and
2007.
The Stetson softball team has played eight seasons on Patricia
Wilson Field with tremendous success. The Hatters won their first
18 games on their home field in 2003 and have a combined home
record of 240-92 (.723).
The sparking facility features spacious dugouts, multiple
bullpen and batting cage areas, a state-of-the-art scoreboard, a
brilliant lighting system for playing night games, and a concession
area. Offices and a press box were built in 2007-08. In 2010 Stetson
hosted the A-Sun Tournament for the fourth year in a row.
The numerous golf courses in Florida provide the men’s and
women’s golf teams with ample places to play. The Hatters host
tournaments every year at the DeLand Country Club, Southridge
Golf Club, and Victoria Hills Golf Club.
Also, the cross country teams host a meet every October at
the Sperling Sports Complex, and the crew team practices and
competes at nearby Lake Beresford.

Student-Athlete Care & Training
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The Stetson University Sports Medicine staff is under the direction of the head
team physician, three associate physicians, and full time certified athletic trainers
providing a full complement of services to enhance the physical performance and
personal healthcare of each student-athlete.
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The sports medicine staff is located in the athletic training room of the Wilson
Athletic Center. The athletic training room is a 2,500 square-foot facility dedicated
to the healthcare of all student-athletes.
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The sports medicine staff is focused on identifying and preventing athletic
injuries through the use of a complete line of evaluation tools including a state of
the art isokinetic testing and rehabilitation device.
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The division of sports medicine utilizes a wide array of physicians, counselors,
and other allied health care professionals to assist our student-athletes in all aspects
of their healthcare, growth, and development.
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The sports medicine staff includes an in-house Certified Strength and
Conditioning Specialist and an affiliation with All Star Sports Performance to
enhance our strength and conditioning programs for all of our student athletes.
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The baseball program makes full use of the 2,500 sq. ft. weight room located
in the Wilson Athletic Center. The facility is stocked with over 9,000 pounds of free
weights and selectorized equipment.
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A full-time certified athletic trainer is on site for all in season practices, games,
weight training, and conditioning sessions.
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Team members follow a comprehensive and individualized program designed
to increase power, strength, speed, quickness, agility, jumping ability, flexibility
and overall conditioning.

responsible for advising the University President
on athletics matters and for monitoring the
athletic department’s compliance with NCAA and
conference rules and commitment to academic
integrity and student-athlete welfare.
A tenured Professor of Accounting, Bitter has taught at Stetson
since 1996. He is a CPA licensed in the state of Florida.
Bitter is an ex-officio member of the University Athletics
Committee and Trustee Athletics Committee. He is also a member
of the NCAA’s Amateurism Cabinet and an NCAA peer reviewer.
He graduated from Stetson in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree
in Business Administration. He earned his Master of Accountancy
from the University of Florida in 1988, and completed his Doctor
of Philosophy in Accounting from the University of Mississippi in
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Jorie Tress
Assistant A.D. for Compliance

Assistant A.D. for Communications
Hazel joined the Stetson Athletics staff in
October of 2011 after eight years at Troy University
as Director of Athletics Media Relations.
A native of Huntsville, Ala., Hazel received a
Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from the
University of Alabama and a Master’s in Sport
Administration from the University of Southern Mississippi.
His career in athletics has included time at the University of
Southern Mississippi, Marshall University and Alabama A&M
University. While at Marshall he coordinated the Heisman Trophy
campaigns for both Chad Pennington (1999) and Byron Leftwich
(2002).
Hazel and his wife, Joan, have been married for more than 20
years and they are avid supporters of animal rescue efforts.

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Senior Associate Athletic Director Richard
Skeel is in his 12th year at Stetson. In 2010 he
started Stetson’s Club Sports Program which he
still oversees.
A veteran of more than 30 years in athletics,
Skeel served six years as Director of NCAA
Compliance and four seasons as head baseball coach at BethuneCookman College. He led the Wildcats to three Mid-Eastern
Athletic Conference championships and two NCAA postseason
appearances.
Skeel has also served as a coach / administrator at the University
of Cincinnati, Xavier (OH) University, the University of Louisville,
SUNY-Albany, Sinclair Community College and Heidelberg
College.
He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Purdue and his Master’s
degree from Bowling Green State. Richard and wife Brenda have
five children - Eric, Brittney, Stephanie, Kirsten and Scott.

Director of Sales & Marketing

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Director of
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Senior Associate Athletic Director

Tom Birney
Tom Birney is in his second year as Director
of Marketing and Sales for Stetson Athletics.
His areas of responsibility include soliciting and
creating new advertising and sponsor revenue
opportunities, and executing marketing plans to
increase attendance.
Prior to Stetson he worked for the Olympic Regional
Development Authority in Lake Placid, NY, from 1994-2008. Tom
was the Director of Advertising for Olympic Venues and Marketing
Manager for Olympic Center Arena venues.
From 1988-1994 Tom worked at the Adirondack Berkshire
Group in Jay, NY where he was Director of Sales & Marketing for
national award-winning outdoor publications.

Jorie Tress is in her fifth year as Assistant
Athletic Director for Compliance at Stetson. She
is responsible for educating the staff, coaches,
student-athletes, boosters and alumni about the
rules of the NCAA, Atlantic Sun Conference and
Stetson University and ensuring compliance with
those rules.
Tress comes to Stetson with eight years of experience in
practicing law, including the past three years as Assistant
Attorney General in the state of Florida’s Economic Crimes Unit,
headquartered in Orlando. Prior to that she was an associate
attorney at the Orlando firm of Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell from
2003-04. From 1999-2003 Tress was an Assistant State Attorney
in Viera and Fort Lauderdale
Tress has a degree in Literature from North Florida and her J.D.
from the Ohio State University College of Law. An Ohio native,
she lives in Windermere with her husband John and son, Shane.

Jan Usher
Assistant A.D. for Academics / SWA
A 17-year veteran of the Stetson Athletics
department, Jan Usher is in her eighth year as
Senior Woman Administrator.
She oversees six athletic programs, is the
liaison to Admissions and Financial Aid, tracks
all incoming student-athletes through the NCAA
Eligibility Center and performs numerous other pertinent tasks.
Usher graduated from Stetson in 1981 with a Bachelor’s of
Psychology. She has two daughters who attended Stetson, Jenny
and Katie.

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Chipper Jones Supports Stetson Baseball

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Atlanta Braves’ All-Star Chipper Jones is making an annual commitment to the
Stetson Baseball program. Jones, along with lifelong friend and agent B.B. Abbott,
have put together the Chipper Jones Celebrity Golf Invitational, an annual event held
each November at Bear’s Best Atlanta Golf Course in Suwanee, Georgia.
The exciting two-day event begins with a silent auction, a dinner/banquet, and a
live auction. Golf begins after lunch on day two and concludes with an awards dinner.
Numerous celebrities from the Atlanta
area and beyond participate in the
event. Jeff Foxworthy, Roy Firestone,
Ron White, and Cledus T. Judd have
provided special entertainment.
Proceeds from the tournament
directly benefit Stetson Baseball, as well
as other athletic department programs.
Overall, Stetson has benefited by over
900,000 dollars in the first eight years
of the event. In addition, the Georgia
Chapter of Cystic Fibrosis, Camp Twin
Lakes in Rutledge, Georgia, and the
Chipper Jones Family Foundation A tournament participant poses for photo
(which supports several children’s with Chipper Jones, Tom Glavine and John
charities and organizations such as the Smoltz.
Boys and Girls Club, the Florida and
Georgia Sheriff ’s Youth Ranches and Homes, and local Little League programs) also
benefit from the tournament.
Jones’ partnership with Stetson Baseball dates back to the late 1960s, when
Chipper’s father Larry and current Hatter coach Pete Dunn played together at Stetson.
Larry Jones, a shortstop, and Dunn, a catcher, were members of Stetson’s first NCAA
tournament team in 1970. Larry Jones later served for seven years as an assistant
coach under Dunn.
Chipper Jones, Dunn’s godson, and B.B. Abbott grew up in the DeLand area
and regularly attended Pete Dunn
Baseball camps. The Hatters would
like to thank Chipper Jones and
B.B. Abbott for their dedication and
committment to the Stetson Baseball
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programs committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun acstraight season being ranked in the top-12 and boasted five
this mission by maintaining the highest standards in
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the competitive arena and fostering leadership opportunities
through community service, the A-Sun, its member institutions
and its student-athletes aim for an overall educational experience that is successful in Building Winners for Life.

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As a whole, the Atlantic Sun set a new record with 63.79
percent of all student-athletes earning All-Academic status
after achieving at least a 3.0 GPA last year.
Belmont’s Mick Hedgepeth was named the 2010-11 NACDA
Division I-AAA Scholar Athlete of the Year.
ETSU baseball standout Paul Hoilman won his second
straight A-Sun Student-Athlete of the Year award becoming
just the fourth person in A-Sun history to accomplish that
feat. He ranked third nationally in home runs on his way to
posting a 3.95 GPA in math.
The A-Sun was the NCAA’s top academic performing women’s soccer conference last year as nine of 11 teams received
recognition from the NSCAA for posting a team GPA of 3.0
or better. No other Division I conference a higher percentage of teams on the list.
Kennesaw State’s Ben Greene earned the NCAA who earned
the NCAA Elite 88 honor for having the best GPA among
participants in the men’s golf championship.

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The A-Sun finished with an RPI of 17 in men’s basketball,
trailing just the ACC, SEC and Conference USA among nine
southeastern Division I conferences. A conference record
three teams reached postseason play with Jacksonville and
ETSU each picking up CIT victories.
The A-Sun became one of just two Division I conferences to
earn a grant from the NCAA to enhance women’s basketball
marketing. As a result, attendance in the league increased
by nearly 16% from a year ago with league champion Stetson nearly doubling their previous year mark.
Baseball returned to its lofty position on the national stage
last year. The A-Sun ranked ninth in the RPI and sent three
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Kennesaw State finished third at the NCAA Southeastern
Regional last year, the best regional finish ever for an A-Sun
team. They advanced to nationals, the seventh time in eight
years an A-Sun team advanced.
The A-Sun posted the nation’s biggest turnaround in men’s
soccer last year with four programs improving by nearly
100 spots in the NCAA RPI. FGCU spent most of the season
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The NCAA annual Federal Graduation Rate and Graduation
Success Rate (GSR) report shows the A-Sun living its mission
of Building Winners for Life as 32 programs check in with a
100% success rate.
Survey results from The Tennessean tab Lipscomb grad
Beth Harwell, the state’s first female Speaker of the House,
as Most Powerful Woman in the state last winter.
A trio of A-Sun schools - UNF, Belmont and Lipscomb - received Community Engagement recognition from the Carnegie Foundation for exceptional commitment to community service.
Ted Gumbart was one of only four conference commissioners to join NCAA President Mark Emmert at an August retreat to discuss strategic change in Division I athletics.
Lipscomb’s Jenna Bartsokas earned post-graduate scholarships from both the A-Sun and the NCAA while being
named the league’s Student-Athlete of the Year and a candidate for the NCAA’s Woman of the Year award.
Three A-Sun institutions ranked among the top 8 Regional
Universities in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings.
Stetson (#3), Belmont (#5) and Mercer (#8) each earned top
marks.

Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun boasts six of the top
eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun includes a
blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public
institutions in the region: Belmont University, East Tennessee
State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer
University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.